Abstract: . . .  industry’s report, that military manufactur- ing standards be elimi- P M : M A R C H - A P R I L 1 9 9 6 Dobbins is the Associate Dean for Information Dissemination, Research, Consulting, and Information Division, DSMC. S H I F T I N E M P H A S I S Adequacy of ISO 9000 Certification for DoD Weapon System Software Development Contractors Let’s Put the Emphasis Back Where It Belongs — On Actual Product Quality vs. ISO 9000 Certification J A M E S H . D O B B I N S 42 S uppose the Service Acquisition . . .
. . .  DoD-STD-2167A, Mil-STD-7935A, and DoD-STD- 1703(NS). I t would soon become obvious that a company which is Malcolm Baldrige- compliant is clearly operating at a level considerably higher than that required by ISO 9000 , and should not be required to have ISO 9000 certification.  . . .
. . .  DoD-STD-2167A, Mil-STD-7935A, and DoD-STD- 1703(NS). I t would soon become obvious that a company which is Malcolm Baldrige- compliant is clearly operating at a level considerably higher than that required by ISO 9000 , and should not be required to have ISO 9000 certification.  . . .
. . .  Mil-STD-7935A, and DoD-STD- 1703(NS). I t would soon become obvious that a company which is Malcolm Baldrige- compliant is clearly operating at a level considerably higher than that required by ISO 9000 , and should not be required to have ISO 9000 certification.  . . .
. . .  issued by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. 3. Ibid. 4. Memorandum from R. Noel Longuemare, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, “Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Acquiring Defense Software Commer- cially,” July 26, 1994. 5. Mil-STD-498, Software Develop- ment and Documentation, November 1994, superseding DoD-STD-2167A, Mil-STD-7935A, and DoD-STD- 1703(NS). I t would soon become obvious that a company . . .
. . .  Acquisition and Technology, “Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Acquiring Defense Software Commer- cially,” July 26, 1994. 5. Mil-STD-498, Software Develop- ment and Documentation, November 1994, superseding DoD-STD-2167A, Mil-STD-7935A, and DoD-STD- 1703(NS). I t would soon become obvious that a company which is Malcolm Baldrige- compliant is clearly operating at a level considerably higher than that required by ISO 9000 , and should not be required to have ISO 9000 certification.  . . .
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