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Compare AS9100 Rev C and ISO 9001:2008

AS9100 Includes all of ISO 9001 quality management system requirements and specifies additional requirements for a quality management system for the aerospace industry. The additional aerospace requirements are shown in bold, italic text, and most are just emphasized ISO 9001 requirements.

• AS9100 adds several unique requirements, such as Configuration Management
• Organizations can exclude certain parts of Section 7, similar to ISO 9001.
  • Example: Contract Manufacturers (Machine Shops, etc.) could exclude design and development from its QMS.
• Download comparison matrix of ISO 9001 to AS9100 (Summary by section):
  • Rev B
  • Rev C

Here are the major additions to ISO 9001 and some tools to help:

• 7.1.1 Project Management
• Buy a copy of the guidance Standard (ISO 10006)
• 7.1.2 Risk Management
• Read Risk Management
• Buy a copy of the guidance Standard (ARP 9134)
• Quality Digest AS9100 Risk Article
• Quality Progress Article "Risk management concept expanded"
• Check SCMH for guidance
• 7.1.3 Configuration Management
• Read about ISO 10007 Configuration Management
• Buy a copy of the guidance Configuration Management Standard (ISO 10007)
• 7.1.4 Work Transfers
• SCMH has help with this
• 7.3.1 Key Characteristics
• Buy a copy of the guidance Key Characteristics Standard (AS9103)
• Read What is AS9103 Key Characteristics
• 7.5.1.1 First Article Inspection (FAI)
  • FAI has a unique standard (AS9102) and thus is not part of the AS9100 Rev C QMS.
  • However, Section 7.5.1.1 (Production Process Verification) of the standard does require testing of a production part, which is basically the same as FAI.
• Buy a copy of the guidance FAI Standard (AS9102)
• Read: What is AS9102 First Article Inspection

Here are some products we recommend to simplify your transition from ISO 9001 to AS9100 Rev C:

• Additional AS9100 Procedures - this depends on what you'll manually add to your QMS by reviewing the standard.  But here are some examples of ones you may want:
• Risk Management
• Configuration Management
• Key Characteristics
• and maybe more
• Presentations & Training
• AS9100 Internal Auditor Training Materials - to train your team.  Includes the presentation materials above. 
• AS9100 C presentation Materials - good clause by clause review of the standard
• Risk Analysis Worksheet - buy with the procedure and it is discounted
• AS9100 Employee Training - can be customized with your company's logo.