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