ABSTRACT
This is a new clause added in ISO 9001. In the earlier standards, there was a subclause (Clause 5.4) addressing the planning to implement the quality management system. It had two parts, viz., specifying the objectives at all levels and planning to implement the quality management systems to achieve the objectives. In the present standards, the SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, and threats) analysis has been suggested to be taken into consideration.
