Volume 8 · Issue 3 · March 2003

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Aerospace Focuses on Reduced Auditing, Continual Improvement

Global aerospace quality has moved beyond the drafting of AS/EN/JIS Q 9100 to additional standardization activity and performance improvement in the sector. Dale Gordon reports that AS/EN/JIS Q 9100 is being used globally to reduce the numbers of QMS audits and that the AAQG and IAQG have developed a number of related QMS standards for subgroups in the aerospace sector. The focus is now on proper implementation and the processes that will allow for better process capability and improved product results. IAQG and AAQG standards available and in development are listed.