Quality management
ISO 10007: Quality management, guidelines for configuration management
Making sure everyone builds, inspects and supports the right revision of the product.
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01Purpose
ISO 10007 gives guidance on the use of configuration management within an organisation, applicable to products and services from concept to disposal.
02Scope
Applies to the support of products and services throughout their life, including projects with multiple suppliers.
03Main requirements
- Configuration management planning
- Configuration identification and baselines
- Change control: request, evaluation, approval, implementation
- Configuration status accounting
- Configuration audit
04Typical applications and industries
Particularly relevant to aerospace, defence, rail and complex machinery, and wherever engineering changes are frequent.
05Audit and inspection considerations
- Is the approved revision used at the workstation?
- Are changes evaluated for stock and work in progress?
- Is configuration status available on request?
06Common nonconformities
- Superseded drawings in production
- Changes implemented without approval
- Concessions not traceable to serial numbers
07How QUALITAS TR can support
Our engineering change management service applies configuration management at Turkish suppliers.