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Standards in this sector provide frameworks for best practices, ensuring quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. They cover a wide range of areas including strategic planning, process optimization, and service delivery, catering to the diverse needs of businesses and communities.</p></div> <div class="col-md-4 offset-md-1"></div></div></div> </section> <svg class="wave" preserveAspectRatio="none" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 1440 96" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="m0 96 80-5C160 85 320 75 480 64s320-21 480-21c160 0 320 10 400 16l80 5V0H0v96Z"></path></svg><section id="section-news" class="clamp-summary "> <div class="container"> <div class="row " > <div class="col-md-12"><h2>Insights</h2></div></div><div data-site-url="/cms/render/live/en/sites/isoorg.html" id="list-4fb5b48f-cb37-4d97-8b0c-82d230f1421d"> <div class="row grid"><div class="col-md-4"><div class="card clearfix card-news" id="card-news_quality-management-principles"> <figure class=" inColCustom fig-srcset card-img mb-0"> <a href="/quality-management/principles" title="Quality management principles: The foundation for success" aria-label="Quality management principles: The foundation for success"><img loading="lazy" src="/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/news/insights/quality-management-system/QM_Evergreen_banners_1020x440-FINAL-v2_QM_-_7_principles.svg" class="card-img-top hover-zoom" alt="" itemprop="image"/> </a></figure> <div class="card-body"> <div class="entry-content"> <h5 class="entry-name"> <a href="/quality-management/principles" title="Quality management principles: The foundation for success" >Quality management principles: The foundation for success</a></h5> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>At the heart of organizational excellence lies quality management, a systematic approach that has transformed how businesses operate, compete and thrive. 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