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Not everyone agrees with the above statement... or that AS 9100:2016 has delivered on any of the performance results IAQG expected. And it certainly has not reduced or eliminated organization-unique requirements or promoted wider application of good practices. In fact, several major aerospace companies have independently decided to issue comprehensive "Supplier Quality Requirements" to //supplement// (i.e., strengthen) AS9100:2016. This means that the level of QMS sophistication of AS 9100 certified companies varies significantly depending upon which customers they serve. | Not everyone agrees with the above statement... or that AS 9100:2016 has delivered on any of the performance results IAQG expected. And it certainly has not reduced or eliminated organization-unique requirements or promoted wider application of good practices. In fact, several major aerospace companies have independently decided to issue comprehensive "Supplier Quality Requirements" to //supplement// (i.e., strengthen) AS9100:2016. This means that the level of QMS sophistication of AS 9100 certified companies varies significantly depending upon which customers they serve. |
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**ASA-100 Accreditation** \\ | **ASA-100 — Distributor Accreditation Program** \\ |
The [[https://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ASA-100|ASA Accreditation Program (ASAAP)]] is a 36 month audit program based on the [[https://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ASA-100-Documents|ASA-100 Standard]]. The standard was created to comply with the [[https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_00-56B.pdf|FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 00-56]], the Voluntary Industry Distributor Accreditation Program. ASA-100 emphasizes issues such as impartiality, competence, and reliability - all specific to the regulated needs of the aerospace industry. | The [[https://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ASA-100|ASA Accreditation Program (ASAAP)]] is a 36 month audit program based on the [[https://www.aviationsuppliers.org/ASA-100-Documents|ASA-100 Standard]]. The standard was created to comply with the [[https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_00-56B.pdf|FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 00-56]], the Voluntary Industry Distributor Accreditation Program. ASA-100 emphasizes issues such as impartiality, competence, and reliability - all specific to the regulated needs of the aerospace industry. |
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While ASA-100 competes with AS 9120, many distributors serve multiple industries - and therefore choose the broader AS 9120 in order to capture the ISO 9001:2015 certification which accompanies AS 9120. | While ASA-100 competes with AS 9120, many distributors serve multiple industries - and therefore choose the broader AS 9120 in order to capture the ISO 9001:2015 certification which accompanies AS 9120. |
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| While ASA-100 is more specific for distributors, it contains many antiquated and traditional non-value added requirements. For example, it requires a documented "Quality Manual", it fails to adequately address a metrological confirmation (aka calibration) system - and requires calibrations to be "traceable" to an international or national measurement standard for all measuring and test equipment (when applicable)". Apparently, the authors of both ASA-100 & AS 9120 have still not heard the news about [[https://www.nist.gov/pml/weights-and-measures/metric-si/si-units|SI units]]. |
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| **SAE AS 9120 — Quality Management Systems - Aerospace Requirements for Stockist Distributors** \\ |
| If you're a distributor serving both aerospace and non-aerospace industries, [[https://www.sae.org/standards/content/as9120/|AS 9120]] may be a good choice for you. While AS 9120 will force your business to also comply with ISO 9001:2015, at least AS 9120 addresses "risk". While the language in AS 9120 & ASA-100 is ambiguous on the topic, both allow you to determine whether nonconformities are "common cause" (with no assignable root cause) vs. "special cause" (with an assignable root cause) variations. |
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