SAE AS9000A

1. SCOPE

1.1 Quality Philosophy

2. REFERENCES

3. DEFINITIONS

4. QUALITY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Management Responsibility
4.2 Quality System
4.3 Contract Review
4.4 Design Control
4.5 Document and Data Control
4.6 Purchasing
4.7 Control of Customer-Supplied Product
4.8 Product Identification and Traceability
4.9 Process Control
4.10 Inspection and Testing
4.11 Control of Inspection, Measuring and Test Equipment
4.12 Inspection and Test Status
4.13 Control of Nonconforming Product
4.14 Corrective and Preventive Action
4.15 Handling, Storage, Packaging, Preservation and
         Delivery
4.16 Control of Quality Records
4.17 Internal Quality Audits
4.18 Training
4.19 Servicing
4.20 Statistical Techniques

For the assurance of customer satisfaction, the aerospace industry must produce world class quality products at the lowest possible cost. This document provides the quality system requirements and standardizes the compliance requirements resulting in cost savings due to the reduction or elimination of unique requirements developed for different customers.

To assure customer satisfaction, aerospace industry manufacturers must produce world class quality products at the lowest possible cost. This document standardizes, to the greatest extent possible, the quality system requirements of the aerospace industry. Standardization of compliance requirements results in cost savings due to the elimination or reduction of unique requirements developed for each different customer.