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Continual Improvement Auditing The difference between Continual and continuous Improvement has been the subject of debate. The ISO 9001:2000 requires Continual Improvement but Total Quality Management, Six Sigma require continuous Improvement . In the late 90s, the pros and cons of using continuous or Continual Improvement in the proposed ISO 9001:2000 were discussed (debated). In a US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the American National Standards Institute for ISO/TC176 meeting (ISO 9000 Quality management system oversight group): It was agreed to use Continual instead of continuous because the regulatory community (sector) believed that continuous Improvement was unenforceable.

Continual Improvement Auditing 01al-vs-ousB 2003 J.P. Russell Page 2 of 2 violations relative to not meeting safety, quality, and environmental requirements, but not for excessive waste, squandering of resources or other inefficiencies.

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