I would start by deciding if the process qualification can be done by product or by process. By product would be my choice. I would devise a quality plan that lists the process and also includes customer requirements/expectations. Then from that I would confirm that the process is capable and the operator who perform the task are competent. That is the inputs that ISO-9000:2000 will be looking for. From that I would perform in process checks to prove if the process is correct and still capable. These checks become the outputs for you to judge the process by. Then a quick acknowledgment at the end to say yea or nay to it should be fine. Be careful about processes that can degrade a component's life but not cause a latent failure.
Kathy
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<DIV>I would start by deciding if the process qualification can be done by
product or by process. By product would be my choice. I
would devise a quality plan that lists the process and also includes customer
requirements/expectations. Then from that I would confirm
that the process is capable and the operator who perform the task are
competent. That is the inputs that ISO-9000:2000 will be looking
for. From that I would perform in process checks to prove if the process
is correct and still capable. These checks become the outputs for you to
judge the process by. Then a quick acknowledgment at the end to say yea or
nay to it should be fine. Be careful about processes that can degrade a
component's life but not cause a latent failure. </DIV>
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