Curiosity makes me ask this question... What is so different between the sector specific quality standards that really merits separate standards?
Just seen a matrix between AS and 9001. Seriously why can't TS, AS and standard ISO9001 just be combined into one universal standard? At the moment you can exclude certain parts of 9001 such as design if you can justify it. A nearly universal standard could also be used but by having exclusions you can support and justify you can leave out say aerospace or automotive clauses if not useful/applicable.
Is there really so much different to warrant sector specific standards? Could it be beneficial to have one standard? I am guessing pharma / medical devices might have to be excluded but aero and auto with general iso 9001 seems to me to be possible. That way a company that supplies into two or more sectors only has one certification. Is that the true reason?
It would also get rid of auto and aero quality arguments that I seem to have read about on here recently.
As I said, I am curious about this as I do not know enough to know the answer but I bet someone on here does.
Just seen a matrix between AS and 9001. Seriously why can't TS, AS and standard ISO9001 just be combined into one universal standard? At the moment you can exclude certain parts of 9001 such as design if you can justify it. A nearly universal standard could also be used but by having exclusions you can support and justify you can leave out say aerospace or automotive clauses if not useful/applicable.
Is there really so much different to warrant sector specific standards? Could it be beneficial to have one standard? I am guessing pharma / medical devices might have to be excluded but aero and auto with general iso 9001 seems to me to be possible. That way a company that supplies into two or more sectors only has one certification. Is that the true reason?
It would also get rid of auto and aero quality arguments that I seem to have read about on here recently.
As I said, I am curious about this as I do not know enough to know the answer but I bet someone on here does.