
The AS9100 Transition File · Issue 1 of 7
"Are we ready for IA9100?" Start with your own records
Most of these topics sit on records you already keep. The first job is to find out which ones.
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The AS9100 Transition File · Issue 1 of 7
Most of these topics sit on records you already keep. The first job is to find out which ones.

The Audit Ready Brief · Part 2 of 6
Calibration looks like the easiest clause to pass. There's a list of instruments, each has a due date, and a sticker says when it was last checked.


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A repeat finding is a corrective action that was closed, not proven.

The Audit Ready Brief · Part 1 of 6
Ask a quality manager what they did in the three weeks before their last surveillance audit and you'll rarely hear "fixed things". You'll hear "found things".
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A clause-by-clause series for AS9100 suppliers: the threads an auditor follows through your records, with the questions they ask and the evidence that answers them.
Subscribe on LinkedInGetting ready for IA9100, one record at a time: what the IA9100 draft changes and the records in your shop that will carry it. IA9100 is not yet final.
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