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QS-9000 Historical Information

Note: The following is 'historical material'. After 5+ years on the internet some of the novelty has worn off and I do not revise pages on a day-by-day basis. Dates of posting or update follow the link title. Do bear this in mind as you browse the site. Stop by The Forums for the very lastest 'happenings'!

Some Calibration & MSA TidBits 1998-01-02
APQP, FMEA, and PPAP Odds & Ends 1998-10-08
Registration Failure Modes and Root Causes 1997-05-29
        Still Quite Relevant. Things haven't changed much...

NOTE: Most of the Following are for Historical Perspective
Pre-3rd Edition

QS-9000 Origins & Relationships 1997-04-20
            NOTE: Pre-3rd Edition
QS-9000 & the Manuals - A Matrix 1997-01-22
Interpretations 101 (ISO & QS Related) 1997

An Unfinished 'Home Brew' Implementation Diatribe 1998-06-28
QS-9000: Understanding It and A How-To Guide 1996
QS-9000: Introduction Elements 1996
Typical QS-9000: Implementation Sequence (old) 1996

QS Documents List

The 1997 Chrysler Letter

Not surprisingly, there are
More QS 9000 Problems
From 1997-03-12

Is all of this confusing you?  We understand! We can help!

ROM Quotations

All the Links In the World!

Some Phone Numbers and Other General Info:

The OLD Cove Message Board - Base Index

• CSA (Canadian Standards Association) = 416 747-4044
          I get ALL my international specs from CSA. Good price, many disk files available,
          comprehensive. Ask them about their Plus series! They're really nice!
          ISO 9000 is ISO 9000 no matter what country you're in...



• A2LA 301-644-3200
• NVLAP 301-975-4171
• Good laboratory Practices Online
• FORD Training and Quality Publications = Call Edcor - 248 836-1397
• ANSI (American National Standards Institute) = 212 642-4900
• NCSL (National Conference of Standards Laboratories = 303 440-3384
          Call here for Calibration stuff, Like the Z document.
• Military, DoD, ANSI and Other Standards



Some Automotive Specific Links

• Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)
      Contact the AIAG for the QS 9000 '7' pack, Semi-Conductor Supplement, TE-9000 Supplement, etc.
• International Automotive Oversight Bureau (IAOB)
• GM Global Supplier Network (GSN) Web Site
• Comite des Contructeurs Francais d'Automobiles (CCFA) [In French, I presume]
• French Vehicle Equipment Industries Association (FIEV) [In French, but has English mirror]
• Associazione Nazionale Fra Industrie Automobilistiche (ANFIA) [In Italian, but has English mirror]
• Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)

	The. Deming PDCA Cycle	QMS Implementation	FMEA Information	APQP Information
Auditing Information	8-D Problem Solving	Statistics	Error Proofing (Poka Yoke)	Brainstorming
Identifying Waste	Pull Systems	Lead Time Reduction	Planned Maintenance	Quick Setup
Discovering Change	Process Capability - Cp vs. Cpk	Histogram. Animation	Process Loop Animation	Taguchi Loss Function
		Fishbone / Cause and Effects Animation

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