Embarking on a journey to heighten quality control and enhance operational efficiency, companies, especially those in the aerospace sector, often turn to standardized frameworks to guide their endeavors. Among these, the AS9110 Quality Systems Manual stands as a pivotal resource, serving as a comprehensive template for organizations striving to fine-tune their quality management systems (QMS). Crafted with meticulous detail, this manual encapsulates the essence of aligning business practices with the stringent requirements and expectations of both customers and the international standard SAE AS9110. It is not merely a document but a profound declaration of a company's commitment to excellence, covering the gamut from design and development to production, installation, and servicing. At its core, the manual is structured into eight crucial sections that mirror the ISO 9001:2000 format, underscoring a company's dedication to implement the requisite Quality Management System sections effectively. Beyond serving as an internal beacon guiding employees through the myriad requirements that constitute the AS9110 standard, this manual plays a pivotal external role. It acts as a testament to the company's robust quality management controls, reassuring customers and other stakeholders of the system's integrity, its unyielding focus on customer satisfaction, and its unwavering drive for continuous improvement. Thus, the AS9110 Quality Systems Manual is not just a document but a cornerstone for organizations aiming to navigate the complexities of quality management, ensuring they not only meet but exceed the lofty standards set before them.
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AS9110 Quality
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*This manual is to be used as a template in developing your AS9110 Quality Manual. Review the text; replace text to match your quality system requirements. At a minimum, the blue text should be replaced with your information.
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Introduction
Your Company developed and implemented a Quality Management System in order to document the company’s best business practices, better satisfy the requirements and expectations of its customers and improve the overall management of the company.
The Quality Management System of Your Company meets the requirements of the international standard SAE AS9110. This system addresses the design, development, production, installation, and servicing of the company’s products.
The manual is divided into eight sections that correlate to the Quality Management System sections of the ISO 9001:2000 format and AS9110. Each section begins with a policy statement expressing Your Company’s obligation to implement the basic requirements of the referenced Quality Management System section. Each policy statement is followed by specific information pertaining to the procedures that describe the methods used to implement the necessary requirements.
This manual describes the Quality Management System, delineates authorities, inter relationships and responsibilities of the personnel responsible for performing within the system. The manual also provides procedures or references for all activities comprising the Quality Management System to ensure compliance to the necessary requirements of the standard.
This manual is used internally to guide the company’s employees through the various requirements of the AS9110 standard that must be met and maintained in order to ensure customer satisfaction, continuous improvement and provide the necessary instructions that create an empowered work force.
This manual is used externally to introduce our Quality Management System to our customers and other external organizations or individuals. The manual is used to familiarize them with the controls that have been implemented and to assure them that the integrity of the Quality Management System is maintained and focused on customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.
President:
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Quality Manual Distribution
The Quality Manual shall be distributed to the following:
(Revise as suitable for your organization)
President,
Marketing Manager,
Sales Manager,
Engineering Manager,
Quality Manager,
Management Representative,
Purchasing,
Production Control,
Traffic,
Shipping Department,
Receiving Department,
Inventory Control,
Manufacturing,
Operations,
Finished Goods,
Finance,
Customer Service,
Human Resources,
Warehousing,
Receiving Inspection,
In process Inspection,
Final Inspection
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Section 1: Scope
1.1 General
Describe the scope of your QMS:
The quality manual outlines the policies, procedures and requirements of the Quality Management System. The system is structured to comply with the conditions set forth in the International Standard SAE AS9110.
1.2 Application
Your Company has determined that the following requirements are not applicable to the operations at this site and are documented as exclusions:
Identify permissible exclusions. If none, document that there are no exclusions. Document the justification for any exclusions that are made.
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Section 2: Normative Reference
2.0 Quality Management System References
The following documents were used as reference during the preparation of the Quality Management System:
American National Standard ANSI/AS 9001/ASQ
American National Standard ANSI/AS 9001/ASQ
American National Standard ANSI/AS 9001/ASQ
Society of Automotive Engineers SAE AS9110B - Quality Management Systems – Requirements
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Section 3: Definitions
3.0 Quality Management System Definitions
This section is for definitions unique to Your Company.
Customer owned property - Any type of instrumentation, accessories, manuals, or shipping containers that belong to a customer.
Customer supplied product - Any type of service or material supplied to be utilized in the manufacture, modification or repair of
Product – The end item result of meeting all contract terms and conditions. (eg: manufactured goods, merchandise, services etc.)
Quality Records – Documentation of those activities wherein records of said activities must be maintained will be specified in the procedure or work instruction level documents, as applicable
Key Characteristics- The features of a material, process, or part whose variation has a significant influence on product fit, performance, service life, or manufacturability.
Add, delete and revise definitions as appropriate to your quality system.
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Section 4
Quality Management
System
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4.1 General requirements
Your company has established, documented and implemented a Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with the requirements of AS9110. The system is maintained and continually improved through the use of the quality policy, quality objectives, audit results, analysis of data, corrective and preventive action and management review.
To design and implement the QMS Your Company has:
Identified the processes needed for the QMS and their application throughout the organization and documented them on the Process Flow Diagram at the end of this section of the Quality Manual
Determined the sequence and interaction of these processes, and illustrated them on the Process Flow Diagram
Determined criteria and methods needed to ensure that the operation and control of the processes are effective, and documented them in quality plans, work instructions and the Measuring, Monitoring and Analysis Table
Ensured the continuing availability of resources and information necessary to achieve planned results and continual improvement of these processes
Established systems to monitor, measure and analyze these processes, and
Established processes to identify and implement actions necessary to achieve planned results and continual improvement of these processes
4.2Documentation Requirements
4.2.1 General
The QMS documentation includes:
A documented Quality Policy
This Quality Manual
Documented Procedures
Documents identified as needed for the effective planning, operation and control of our processes, and
Quality Records
Records required by regulatory authorities.
Your Company ensures that personnel have access to quality management system documentation and are aware of relevant procedures. We also provide
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