AS9100 includes all of the elements of ISO 9001, as well as additional requirements specific to the aerospace industry.
This starts with the setting of the Quality Policy and Quality Goals and Objectives.
It continues with Management Review looking at data from the QMS, and taking actions to make sure that Quality Goals are met, new Goals are set, and continual improvement is achieved.
Customer needs are better understood as customer feedback is sought, received and analyzed.
Goals and objectives are adjusted based on the information and the organization becomes more customer driven with increased financial rewards.
When AS9100 is implemented in an organization:
Well defined and documented procedures improve the consistency of output
Quality is constantly measured
Procedures ensure corrective action is taken whenever defects occur
Defect rates decrease
Defects are caught earlier and are corrected at a lower cost
Defining procedures identifies current practices that are obsolete or inefficient
Documented procedures are easier for new employees to follow
Organizations retain or increase market share, increasing sales or revenues
Top Reasons Given for Registration:
Internal operational efficiency
Lower production costs because of fewer nonconforming products, less rework, lowered rejection rates, streamlined processes and fewer mistakes.
Access to new markets
Some markets require AS9100 Registration
Customer request
Reducing costs
What will AS9100 do for my organization?
A well designed and implemented Quality Management System, based on AS9100 or ISO 9001 has been shown to provide organizations with reduced costs, improved product reliability, better process control & flow, better documentation of processes, greater employee quality awareness, reductions in product scrap, rewords and rejections.