General
Monitoring of subcontractors is a requirement of standard
EN ISO 9001 (contained in section 4.6
"Procurement"). Documents arising in this
regard have the status of quality records; measures must
be documented in the QA plan. What is meant by
"monitoring"?
When awarding subcontracts to subcontractors, the
following procedure must be adopted:
- The subcontractor must be selected on the basis
of his suitability to
fulfill the development work specifically
required of him
- This suitability must also apply to the contractor's
QM system
- If the subcontractor has been commissioned,
suitable QA measures must
be defined in order to ensure compliance with the
required quality in a suitable manner. These QA
measures must be included in the QA plan (e.g.
intermediate and end tests for supplies).
Restriction:
Points 2 and 3 can be performed without problem if the
subcontractor himself is certified to EN ISO 9001. This
ensures the suitability of the QM system and the measures
for checking compliance can be limited to an inspection
of the internal audit reports and quality reports of the
subcontractor.
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