Configuration Management, Short Version

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1.0 Purpose
2.0 Theory
3.0 Configuration Documentation
4.0 Configuration Control Board
5.0 Configuration Change Control
6.0 Subcontractor and Vendor Changes
7.0 Product and Test Software Control

1.0    PURPOSE
This procedure defines the requirements for the management of the configuration of products produced by the Company's configuration management activities include the following:

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2.0    THEORY
Part configuration includes a variety of aspects of a given part, including ...

This procedure has been developed based on practices defined in ...

3.0    CONFIGURATION DOCUMENTATION
3.1.    The current configuration of a given part is identified through applicable technical documents.

These may include, but are not limited to:

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3.2.    All such technical documents are developed and approved by the Responsible Authority, which are then controlled according to this procedure. (See Section 4.0)

3.3.    Configuration documents and Customer intellectual property received by is the Company are ...

4.0    CONFIGURATION CONTROL BOARD (CCB)
4.1.    Responsible Authorities (RA) serve as the Configuration Control Board, which has full authority and responsibility for ...

4.2.    CCB responsibilities include:

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5.0    CONFIGURATION CHANGE CONTROL
5.1.    Evaluation of a change in configuration for a deliverable item takes into consideration...

5.2.    All associated changes and affected hardware items or computer programs are...

5.3.    Types of Configuration Change
Changes to the configuration are implemented after... The definition for each is as follows:
5.3.1.    Engineering Change: ...
5.3.2.    Deviation: ...
5.3.3.    Waiver: ...

5.4.    Change Classification
Changes in configuration are classified by the CCB as either... The change classification assigned by the CCB is entered on the Engineering Order, which serves as the...
5.4.1.    The engineering change is classified as Class I when it affects one or more of the following:

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5.4.2.    Class II Changes

Any change that does not fall within the Class I definition is a Class II change. Class II changes are ...

5.5.    Change Implementation
5.5.1.    The Responsible Authority verifies that changes have been...
5.5.2.    Superseded revision levels of electronic documents are...
5.5.3.    Proposed Class I engineering changes are...

5.6.    Document approval is indicated by...:

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6.0    SUBCONTRACTOR AND VENDOR CHANGES
6.1.    Supplier and vendor requests for change are controlled according to the Purchasing Procedure.

7.0    PRODUCT AND TEST SOFTWARE CONTROL
Revision control is ...

8.0 REVISION HISTORY AND APPROVAL RECORD

Quality System Procedure
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE, SHORT VERSION
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