ASQ/ANSI/ISO 9000:2026 Quality management - Fundamentals and vocabulary

This document establishes the fundamental concepts and principles of quality management which are universally applicable to the following: organizations seeking sustained success through the implementation of a quality management system (QMS); customers seeking confidence in an organization’s ability to consistently provide products and services conforming to their requirements; organizations seeking confidence in their supply chain that product and service requirements will be met; organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of the vocabulary used in quality management; organizations performing conformity assessments against the requirements of ISO 9001; providers of training, assessment or advice in quality management; developers of related standards. This document defines terms that apply to all quality management documents and QMS standards developed by ISO/TC 176. This document is applicable to all organizations, regardless of size, complexity or business model.