Standards

Hi,

Use Wikipedia it will be helpful.

Regards

ISO - International Organization for Standardization

American National Standards Institute - ANSI

Why not see for your self.

Do you live in India?

For what purpose you are looking for international standarads?,If you are in Industry, you must be dealing with the manuals and if in College, you must have reference books to make you aware, which standards are followed in India.

And there is also GOOGLE. just take some pains in typing.

the difference is that ANSI is from the USA & ISO is from Europe, very simply put.

As to what you are using in India (if you are from/living in India) would depend on the application of standards.

In India, we follow ANSI, ASME, AWS codes for products, services, processes, systems, etc. US standards coordinates with international standards so that products can be used worldwide.

But of late, we are taking up lot of fabrication jobs under European collaboration and it has become necessary/mandatory to follow ISO codes for similar products, services, processes, systems, etc.

Hence the choice of the code depends upon the type of fabrication you are doing. Usage of any/every code ultimately will lead to a quality job and acceptable to the end user.

sridhar.

The use of any quality system is NOT mandatory, but the use of any quality system show that whatever job is completed, be it a paperwork process or manufacturing process will prove to the customer that the work has been completed to a recognised standard and the appropriate procedures are in place, QA/QC records are kept for the purpose of an audit and they show that from management down to the shop floor worker has been trained in the appropriate way for the job required.

I think what you re trying to say is that customers WANTS you to follow and comply with a known standard, therefore quality is assured.

Actually, for some countries import and use of a product in that country does require Mandatory compliance with the appropriate standard as a minimum requirement.

If the product or service exceed the standard great.. meeting the standard is Manditory.

Regards,
Sapper

I said "Quality System"...

I think you are confusing a QMS with product standards..

"Quality Mangement System", as in BS EN ISO 9001 2008, which gives you a set procedure for your processes and paperwork for auditing purposes only. BUT remember this, YOU write your QMS, YOU receive your certification on that SYSTEM, and YOU are audited on it to ensure YOU comply with YOUR QMS. With making of a product, such as windscreen glass for a vehicle which MUST be made to a "Standard" as set out by governments etc.

To clear up any confusion.... if as a manufacturer you are making something, eg, windscreen glass for the automotive industry, that product MUST conform to "standards" as set out in the industry. As for your paper trail, which is your QMS, there is no compulsion to instigate any form of recognised system, be it ISO or anyother system. As any maker of products to a standard will tell you, they have to keep a paper trail of when, where and how they made this product.... for the purpose of audits. This will include their audits of their suppliers, quality control of raw ingredents, their training of staff records, there calibration of equipment and machinery (including maintainence records) and a whole host of other stuff.

However if you are audited by a customer, and I have conducted MANY supplier audits, it MIGHT be a good idea to have a QMS and or follow ISO 9001, but it's not law. Several suppliers I have completed autis on have used their own evolving Management System (MS), and it works extremely well, to the point where overlaying ISO 9001, would have no benefit, as in this one example, because the supplier's MS surpassed all expectations.

As a footnote, my company is ISO certified and I'm a ISO IRCA auditor.

The basic difference between them is the Atlantic Ocean.