9/23/2020 Job Aid: External Certification Standards

Job Aid

External Certification Standards

Purpose: Use this job aid to review a list of potential standards that your suppliers may need to meet.

Common Standards

Standards Description

ISO 9000 series Assists organizations in developing and maintaining quality management
systems

ISO 14000 Assists organizations in developing and maintaining environmental

management systems

American National Standards Institute Assists organizations in coordinating voluntary standards and meeting
ANSI/ASQ E4-2004 approved American national standards

Social Accountability 8000 (SA8000) Assists organizations in ensuring that goods and services are sourced ethically,
both locally and internationally

Underwriters Laboratory (UL) Assists organizations in ensuring that consumer products conform to specified
standards

ISO/TS 16949:2002 Is a mandatory standard for automotive suppliers

IWA-1:2001 Assists health service organizations in developing and maintaining quality

management systems

TL 9000 Provides cost- and performance-based measures for the telecommunications

industry

Course: Supply Chain Management

Topic: Supplier Selection

Copyright 2007 SkillSoft. All rights reserved.

SkillSoft and the SkillSoft logo are trademarks or registered trademarks
of SkillSoft in the United States and certain other countries.
All other logos or trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

https://library.skillport.com/courseware/Content/cca/oper_04_a10_bs_enus/output/html/jaoper_04_a10_bs_enust601.html 1/1