ah - but you're trying to apply logic and reason!
The difference between a nonconformance to the QMS or of the product to requirements is the key to the OP's question: the question being: "do nonconformities ALWAYS result in corrective action or are there cases where a nonconformity DOES NOT result in a corrective action".
If we accept that his use of the phrase of "Corrective Action" means the standard definition = "corrective action to prevent recurrence" then we must be aware that for ISO9000, section 8.2.2 internal audit (which addresses nonconformities to the QMS) states very clearly "The management responsible for the area being audited shall ensure that actions are taken without undue delay to eliminate detected nonconformities and their causes. Internal audit is focused on QMS compliance and not product conformance. In this case, corrective action is generally interpreted to be required.
internal auditors tend to fudge about with the definition of what constitutes a 'finding' of nonconformance. isolated instances of a signel clerical error or mistake may not be deemed a finding of nonconformance by some auditors so as to avoid corrective actions, but this approach is subject to intense debate...
The difference between a nonconformance to the QMS or of the product to requirements is the key to the OP's question: the question being: "do nonconformities ALWAYS result in corrective action or are there cases where a nonconformity DOES NOT result in a corrective action".
If we accept that his use of the phrase of "Corrective Action" means the standard definition = "corrective action to prevent recurrence" then we must be aware that for ISO9000, section 8.2.2 internal audit (which addresses nonconformities to the QMS) states very clearly "The management responsible for the area being audited shall ensure that actions are taken without undue delay to eliminate detected nonconformities and their causes. Internal audit is focused on QMS compliance and not product conformance. In this case, corrective action is generally interpreted to be required.
internal auditors tend to fudge about with the definition of what constitutes a 'finding' of nonconformance. isolated instances of a signel clerical error or mistake may not be deemed a finding of nonconformance by some auditors so as to avoid corrective actions, but this approach is subject to intense debate...
