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The ISO Navigator™ database hyperlinks the ISO 9000:2005 principles and the ISO 9001:2008 requirements; and explains them in plain English with practical guidance.
This guidance has been superseded by ISO 9001:2026 Clause 9.1.3 Analysis and Evaluation. If you want to see a comparison matrix that correlates the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 to the revised requirements of ISO 9001:2015, please click here to begin comparing.
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ISO 9001:2008: Analysis of data 8.4 (superseded)
For maximum benefit use statistical process control (SPC) techniques. The output from your data analysis process should must provide information, insight, and awareness into:
- Customer satisfaction and perception
- Product conformance
- Process performance
- Product and process characteristics
- Trends in products and processes
- Opportunities for preventive action
- Suppliers and subcontractors
Other potential or useful options might include:
- Need for corrective action
- Opportunity for improvement
- Competition
Requirements of 8.4 interrelate to sub-clauses:
- Management review input
- Continual improvement
- Corrective action
- Preventive action
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