WWII -  Inspectors and “quality system requirements” for suppliers (Ministry of Defense, UK)The Government placed inspectors in weapons factories in an attempt to solve the problem of bombs going off in the factories. To become a supplier to the Government a company had to document the procedure for making the product, have the procedure inspected by the inspector and ensure the procedures were followed.

1959 - MIL-Q-9858a (US Military)

1968 - AvP92 (British Ministry of Technology which handled defense materiel procurement)

1969 - AQAP (NATO quality management specifications)

1973 - DEF STAN 05/21 (Ministry of Defence, US)

1979 - BS5750 (British Standards Institution)

1987 - ISO 9001:1987 (ISO)

1994 - ISO 9001:1994 (ISO)

2000 - ISO 9001:2000 (ISO)

2008 - ISO 9001:2008 (ISO)

2015 - ISO 9001:2015 (ISO)