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Continuing on with the AS9100D “shall series”… 5.0 Leadership Top management shall demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the quality management system through: Customer Focus Top management shall demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to customer focus The Quality Policy Top management shall establish, implement, and maintain a quality policy The quality policy […]
In the new 2016 version of AS9100, the word “shall” is mentioned 197 times, and as we all know, shall means that there is no gray area. All “shalls” are non-negoitable, which means the requirement is not just a suggestion, but a requirement. Continuing on with the “shall series”… 4.0 CONTEXT OF THE ORGANIZATION II […]
In the new 2016 version of AS9100, the word “shall” is mentioned 197 times, and as we all know, shall means that there is no gray area. All “shalls” are non-negoitable, which means the requirement is not just a suggestion, but a requirement. Over the next series of blogs, I will break these down by […]
One of the newest requirements to both ISO 2015 & AS9100 2016 is the whole concept of Context of the Organization. The intent of this requirement is for organizations to take stock of all of the internal and external influences on their business. The thinking is that a company really cannot properly build their QMS […]
AS9100 is the international management system standard for the Aircraft, Space and Defense (AS&D) industry. The standard provides suppliers with a comprehensive quality system for providing safe and reliable products to the aerospace industry. AS 9100 also addresses civil & military aviation requirements. AS9100C is based on the ISO 9001 standard, and in fact, includes […]
Don’t panic about risk… In ISO 2016, risk-based thinking is the most dreaded part of the new standard for most companies. Risk really does permeate every function of any organization, so the increased emphasis from every quality standard is certainly justified and good business practices. The most common question I get is “How do I […]
This is another change that, at first glance, looks like an improvement that will eliminate a lot of the current documents required by ISO 2008. However, as with the quality manual, there may be very little you choose to remove from your QMS. ISO 2015 has replaced “Documented Procedures” & “Records” with “Documented Information”. This […]
The 2015 revision has eliminated Preventive Action. Actually, it has really been repurposed and branded as “Risk”. Most companies are typically doing risk management but not calling it risk (quoting, contract review, pFMEAs, etc.). The objective of the new emphasis on risk is to have companies address uncertainty in processes that will affect the quality […]
Beginning as a part of his newscasts during the Second World War and then premiering as its own series on the ABC Radio Networks on May 10, 1976, Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” consisted of very short stories presented as little-known or forgotten facts on a variety of subjects that in the end […]
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