Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2017 16:24:39 -0500
From: charlie@thegallos.com
To: "jimlux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower price increase
My favorite story wasn't on pricing, but on ISO-9000. There was a shop up
(if I remember right) in CT, and he mad a sonar part for the Trident. He
personally guaranteed the part to spec, the thing is, it seems he was the
ONLY person who could make them work right
The Govt came in and said "You must be ISO-9000 compliant" His reply?
"no". "But you have to, if you don't we can't buy from you!" "That's
fine"
They tried making them, no good, they tried having others make them, no
good. When they got to the point there was a Trident sitting there
waiting to be launched, no spares etc, they went back to him. "We need
more" "Fine, I'll supply them like I always have" "But you have to be
ISO-9000 compliant!" "No". I gather the Government eventually backed down
## Both ISO-9000 and also ISO-9001 was about the stupidest thing that ever
came out
of downtown europe. Folks seem to think that ISO-9XXX means quality....it
doesnt.
Plenty of small business that went under cuz of ISO. U can easily be making
crap, and be
ISO certified. ISO has gone by the wayside these days for the most part, good
riddance.
Biggest waste of millions of dollars during the 90s.
Jim VE7RF
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