AS 3900.4-1994

1 - AS 3900.4-1994 QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS PART 4: GUIDE TO DEPENDABILITY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
4 - PREFACE
6 - CONTENTS
7 - INTRODUCTION
8 - 1 Scope
9 - 2 Normative references
9 - 3 Definitions
9 - 3.1 dependability
9 - 3.2 dependability
10 - 3.3 dependability plan
10 - 3.4 product
10 - 4 Management responsibilities
10 - 4.1 Policy
10 - 4.2 Organization
10 - 4.3 Quality system
10 - 4.4 Market research and product planning
10 - 4.5 Management review
11 - 4.6 Dependability programme reviews
11 - 5 Product or project independent programme elements
11 - 5.1 Dependability programme implementation
11 - 5.2 Methods
11 - 5.3 Data banks
11 - 5.4 Dependability records
12 - 6 Product or project specific programme elements
12 - 6.1 Planning and management
12 - 6.2 Contract review and liaison
12 - 6.3 Dependability requirements
13 - 6.4 Engineering
13 - 6.5 Externally provided products
13 - 6.6 Analysis, prediction and design review
13 - 6.7 Verification, validation and test
13 - 6.8 Life-cycle cost programme
14 - 6.9 Operation and maintenance support planning
14 - 6.10 Improvements and modifications
14 - 6.11 Experiences feedback

Provides general guidance on dependability program management, its relationship to quality of goods and services and the non-quantitative aspects of reliability, availability and maintainability. This Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 9000-4:1993/IEC 300-1:1993.

This part of IEC 300/ISO 9000 provides guidance on dependability programme management. It covers the essential features of a comprehensive dependability programme for the planning, organization, direction and control of resources to produce products which will be reliable and maintainable. In management terms, it is concerned with what has to be done, and why, and when and how it has to be done, but it is not specific about who should do it and where, because organizations and projects vary widely.This part of IEC 300/ISO 9000 is applicable to hardware and/or software products, where dependability characteristics are significant during the operation and maintenance phase. The requirements are aimed primarily at controlling influences on dependability at all product life-cycle phases from product planning to operation.Any agreement using the guidance given in this part of IEC 300/ ISO 9000 may use selected parts to fit particular circumstances. The parties involved shall agree upon and record the extent to which it is applied, including the guidance given in other parts of the IEC 300 series. Any selected clauses used in this way become requirements.NOTES:1 The guidance given in this part of IEC 300/ISO 9000 primarily applies to a supplier with a small number of qualified customers but it can also be applied to the supply of consumer products.2 The guidance given in this part of IEC 300/ISO 9000 addresses the life-cycle phases as defined and would also apply to any further subdivision of phases.3 The masculine gender is used in this part of IEC 300/ ISO 9000 to represent also the feminine gender where applied to persons.4 In the context of this part of IEC 300/ISO 9000 the terms "document" and "documentation" are not restricted to paper media.5 The term "customer" used in this part of IEC 300/ ISO 9000 is synonymous with the term "purchaser".

First published in Australia as AS 3900.4-1994.
First published in New Zealand as NZS 9000.4:1994.