In industries where public safety must be ensured, engineers and technicians depend on different versions of this widely recognized quality-management system.

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In the 1990s, ISO9000 (a quality management system) spread through many industries.

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They concern management practices that at some point emerge and become popular, such as the old Total Quality Management, ISO9000 system or SixSigma.

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To avoid the risk of contaminants being mixed into the recycled plastic, the new recycling system performs quality control based on a chemical substances risk management database developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, thereby ensuring that notebook PCs and other ICT devices comply with legal requirements for chemical components.

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The innovative ticketing concept for individual days of the trade fair and the entry management system worked without a hitch and contributed significantly to the improved quality of the event.

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And, yes, at the margins there will always be tough decisions, but fundamentally no one can both believe in the American health care system and the professionals who provide that health care who believes in proper management believes you should sacrifice basic quality of care to the decision made by an accountant to make the bottom line of an HMO bigger.

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