The concept of ISO 9001 can be traced back in 1989 from military standard MIL-STD-105.

The statement claims that "The concept of ISO 9001 can be traced back in 1989 from military standard MIL-STD-105."

• ISO 9001 was first published in 1987, not 1989.
• The ISO 9000 series (which includes ISO 9001) was largely developed from the British Standard BS 5750, which itself had roots in earlier military quality assurance standards like the US military standard MIL-Q-9858A (Quality Program Requirements) and NATO's AQAP (Allied Quality Assurance Publications). These standards focused on comprehensive quality management systems.
• MIL-STD-105 (specifically MIL-STD-105E, which was later superseded by ANSI/ASQ Z1.4) is a standard for sampling procedures and tables for inspection by attributes. While it is a quality control standard, it deals with inspection sampling rather than the broader concept of a Quality Management System (QMS) that ISO 9001 represents. It is not considered the direct origin or primary precursor to the ISO 9001 QMS concept.

The statement contains inaccuracies regarding both the year of origin and the specific military standard cited as the direct precursor to ISO 9001's concept.

The correct option is FALSE.