Really? What 'requires' them? Certainly not ISO 9001...
While I don't disagree that 'documents...determined to be necessary to ensure the proper planning operation and control" might fit, it might also be shown that a box 'Receiving & Inspection' on a flow chart is all that's required. Like it or not, we - readers here at the Cove - can't say what's necessary and as much as it gives us heartburn, a build up of gas or other discomfort, it's Management's job to decide!
ISO/TS 16949:2002 (E)
7.4.3.1 Incoming product quality
The organization shall have a process to assure the quality of purchased product (see 7.4.3) utilizing one or more of the following methods:
-- receipt of , and evaluation of, statistical data by the organization;
-- receiving inspection and /or testing such as samping based
performance.
-- second or third party assessments or audits of supplier sites, when
coupled with reocrds of acceptable delivered product quality;
-- part evaluation by a designated laboratory;
-- another method agreed with the customer.
Same standard 7.5.3 & 7.5.3.1
7.5.3
Where appropriate, the organization shall identify the product by suitable means thoughout product realization. The orgainization shall identify the product status with respect to monitoring and measurement requirements. Where traceability is a requireemnt, the organization shall control and record the unique identification of the product (see 4.2.4).
7.5.3.1
The words "Where appropriate" in 7.5.3 shall not apply.
Those seem to leave it less up to discrestion. Also, and I'm guilty of this myself, I would hazard that the title of many of the reader's of The Cove have the word manager in them. I'll admit we are often the minority voice in "Management", but we can not I think divorce ourselves of the responsiblity of being part of "Management" and therefore to some degree responsible for the decisions made by the group.