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Tailored ISO 9001 Quality Manual

Table of Contents

Section 1: Welcome to (Your Co)
Section 2: Company Vision and Governing Policies
Section 3: Scope, Exclusions and Definitions
Section 4: Quality Management System
Section 5: Management Responsibility
Section 6: Resource Management
Section 7: Product & Service Realization
Section 8: Measurement, Analysis, & Improvement
Appendix A: Company Processes and Applicable Clauses
Appendix B: Company Processes and Applicable Documents
Appendix C: Outsourced Processes
Appendix D: Quality Objectives
Appendix E: Identification of Key Product Realization Processes

Section 1: Welcome to (Your Co)

(Your Co) is a developer and producer of (insert your text here).

(Your Co) has provided (insert your text here) (Your image)
(Your Co) also provides (insert your text here)
(Your Co) currently has (insert your text here)

The Company has always applied high quality standards as guidelines for its processes and operations but has revised its systems to comply with DLA's Tailored ISO 9001. The Company is dedicated to the principle of maintaining the highest levels of quality and integrity in communicating with people inside and outside of its business operation.

(Your image) We invite you to see our quality system in action. To arrange a visit, contact us at:
(Your Co Name)
Your Address
Your City, State, Zip
Phone:
Your Email
Your website
www.yourcompany.com

Section 2: Company Vision and Governing Policies

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Section 3: Scope, Exclusions and Definitions

3.1 Scope
The Company's quality management system applies to all employees within all functional areas of the Company's business operation. The Company's scope of business is defined as follows:

Production of products according to Customer requirements.

SIC codes: [your number(s)]

3.2 Exclusions
The Company cites the following exclusions to the ISO 9001 standard:

4.2.5    Configuration Management (except 7.3.7)
5.4    Planning
5.5    Responsibility, Authority and Communication
5.6    Management Review
6.1    Provision of Resources
6.2.1    General
6.3    Infrastructure
6.5    Corrective Maintenance
7.3.1    through 7.3.6 Design and Development Planning through Validation
7.4.2    Purchasing Information
7.5.2    Validation of Processes
8.2.1    Customer Satisfaction
8.2.3    Monitoring and Measurement of Processes
8.4    Analysis of Data
8.5.1    Continual Improvement

3.3 Definitions & Conventions
Unless otherwise noted, the Company applies the definitions of key terms according to ISO 9001 and Definitions and Abbreviations Procedure.

Subordinate or external documentation is referenced in Bold Italics.

Section 4: Quality Management System

4.1 General Requirements

4.1.1 Process Approach
The Company’s quality system has been fully documented and implemented and is maintained as needed to meet the requirements of our Company vision and governing policies. The Company has adopted a process-oriented method of management.

This approach emphasizes the importance of:

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d) ..,

For each process identified in use at the Company, the sequence and interaction of processes has been determined and the process controlled by way of criteria and methods specific to that process.  Objectives are set for each process and then measured and monitored with appropriate data gathered and analyzed to ensure process effectiveness. Corrective and preventive action is taken to ensure the processes achieve the desired results and continually improve.

The following are the processes in use by the Company:

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Every process has at least one QMS Procedure that defines it in greater detail and may include a process map. These process maps define the details of each process, including owners, inputs, outputs, check stages and objectives through the use of individual process maps. The relationship between the listed processes and their applicable ISO 9001 clauses is shown in the tables in Appendix A. Outsourced processes and their controls are defined in Appendix C.

4.1.2 Overall Process Sequence & Interaction

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4.2 Documentation

4.2.1 Overview of Documentation
The Company maintains all required documentation to effectively sustain its quality management system.  All Managers are responsible for the implementation of procedures and records in their areas as required by the Quality Management System. The quality system documentation is comprised of a hierarchy of documents that flow from this Quality Manual.  
All documents must support and enhance the primary mandates of the Corporate Vision and Governing Policies as defined in Section 2.

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The Company has developed a secure web-based document portal that allows authorized users to access documents anywhere in the world via internet as well as throughout the Company facilities via intranet. Only the latest approved versions of documents are available through the internet portal.

The order of precedence of order-specific documentation is as follows unless otherwise directed by Customer or government requirements:

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4.2.2 Quality Manual and Procedures

The primary purpose of the Quality Manual and QMS Procedures is to describe and document the Quality Management System in place at the Company and to define all the processes in use within the Company.  It is issued under the authority of the Operations Manager. Copies of the manual are controlled by means as described below.  Uncontrolled copies may be distributed to Customers as requested and marked “Uncontrolled”. This Quality Manual has been developed by top management to define the quality system processes and policies in use at the Company.  It is meant to be used by Company employees as the primary source of official Company quality policies as well as Customers and third parties that wish to verify the Company’s quality management system. Additional procedures and work instructions have been developed to further clarify specific instruction for the execution of these procedures.  Where subordinate documents are referenced, they are shown in bold italics.  Distributed copies will be uncontrolled and not subject to revision notification unless otherwise agreed.

4.2.3 Control of Documents
Documents are controlled so that information is reviewed and approved prior to release.  Only the latest versions are available to users; previous versions and legacy documents are segregated and retained in a document control library for historical purposes. The controls for documents are defined in the procedure Document Control.

4.2.4 Control of Records
Records are controlled to provide evidence of conformity to requirements.  The records subject to control as defined in procedure Records Control.

Section 5: Management Responsibility

The remainder of this procedure is as comprehensive as the above content but has been truncated for demo.

5.1 Management Commitment
Management is committed to the ongoing maintenance and improvement of the quality management system. To ensure this, management focuses on deploying practical steps that concretely support the Quality and Environmental Policies.

  • CUSTOMER FOCUS:
    We communicate the importance of...
  • EMPOWERMENT:
    All employees are empowered to...
  • INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENT:
    We aim to ensure that management makes decisions based on...
  • WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE:
    We ensure the work environment and facilities and atmosphere are...

5.2 Customer Focus
See 5.1 above.

5.3 Quality Policy
The Quality Policy has been developed and approved by the Company's President. This policy is...

The Quality Policy is defined in Section 2.0.

The Quality Policy is contained inside the Quality Manual that is controlled according to the Document Control Procedure. The Quality Policy may also be...

5.4 Planning - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Planning)

5.5 Responsibility, Authority and Communication - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Responsibility, Authority and Communication)

5.6 Management Review - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Management Review)

Section 6: Resource Management

6.1 Provision of Resources - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Provision of Resources)

6.2 Human Resources

6.2.1 General - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (General)

6.2.2 Competence, Training and Awareness
All personnel are hired on the basis of their ability to...

The Company has implemented a training program that:

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Appropriate records of education, training, skills and experience are...

The internal auditing process evaluates the effectiveness of training and its affect on product and service quality.

The training program is defined in the Training Procedure.

6.3 Infrastructure - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Infrastructure)

6.4 Work Environment
The Company has determined and provided the basic work environment requirements needed to...

6.5 Corrective Maintenance - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Corrective Maintenance )

Section 7: Product & Service Realization

7.1 Planning of Product Realization
In planning the processes for product realization, management has...

7.2 Customer-Related Processes

7.2.1 Determination of Requirements
The Company captures and defines all requirements of the Customer as well as any applicable statutory or regulatory requirements as part of the Proposal Development & Contract Review process.

This process is defined in the Proposal Development and Contract Review Procedure.

7.2.2 Review of Requirements
Once requirements are captured they are reviewed to...

This process is defined in the Proposal Development and Contract Review Procedure.

7.2.3 Customer Communication
The Company treats Customer communication as... The following communication methods are used within the Management Process:

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7.3 Design and Development - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Design and Development)

7.3.7 Control of Design and Development Changes
The configuration management process ensures that changes in Company procedures, work instructions and production tooling are..., which is defined in the QMS-02 Configuration Management Procedure.

7.4 Purchasing

Purchasing is treated as a process within the Company’s quality system. The Company accepts responsibility for the quality of products that are purchased from Suppliers including Customer designated sources.

The Company does not use Customer verification as...

The process is fully defined in the Purchasing Procedure.

7.4.1 Purchasing Process
The purchasing process ensures the Company only purchases materials and services from Suppliers and Subcontractors that...

7.4.2 Purchasing Information - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Purchasing Information)

7.4.3 Verification of Purchased Product
Incoming materials are inspected by Quality to... The process is defined in the Receiving Procedure.

7.5 Production and Service Provision

7.5.1 Control of Production and Service Provision
The Company plans and carries out processes for product realization according to section 7.1 of this manual. In general, this includes assurances that:

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In-process inspection is conducted according to...

These activities are defined in the Production Procedure.

7.5.1.1 Production Documentation
Production operations are performed according to...

These activities are defined in the Production Procedure.

7.5.1.2 Control of Production Process Changes
Only the Configuration Control Board can approve changes to production processes. The Company will...

These activities are defined in the Production Procedure and Configuration Management Procedure.

7.5.1.3 Control of Production Equipment & Tools
Production equipment, tools and programs are...

7.5.1.4 Control of Work Transferred, on a Temporary Basis, Outside the Organization's Facilities
When the Company provides supplies for outside processing, such as acceptance testing, the work is performed under the following controls:

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7.5.1.5 Control of Service Operations
The Company only services supplies returned to it for warranty work or repair - field servicing is(is not) performed. For such product work...

7.5.2 Validation of Processes for Production and Service Provision - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Validation of Processes)

7.5.3 Identification and Traceability
All products are... as defined in the Production Procedure. Other identification and traceability requirements are...

7.5.4 Customer Property
Where Customer property is provided for processing or use, it is...

Government and Customer property is controlled according to the Production Procedure and...

7.5.5 Preservation of Product
According to contractual directives, instructions are... General rules are defined in the Production Procedure.

7.6 Control of Monitoring and Measuring Equipment
All measuring and test equipment instruments and devices used to determine an item's conformance to specified requirements are...

The controls for such equipment and calibration activities are defined in the Calibration Procedure.

Section 8: Measurement, Analysis, & Improvement

8.1 General
Measuring, analyzing and improvement is conducted through... This is defined in the Management Process Procedure.

Where statistical techniques are used...

Production and Quality collect data for determining the acceptability of this quality program, which may include, but is not limited to:

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8.2 Monitoring and Measurement

8.2.1 Customer Satisfaction - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Customer Satisfaction)

8.2.2 Internal Audit
Internal quality audits are conducted to ensure ongoing compliance with requirements of the Company’s policies and procedures. This is accomplished by... The internal audit process is fully defined in Internal Audit Procedure.

8.2.3 Monitoring and Measurement of Processes - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Monitoring and Measurement of Processes)

8.2.4 Monitoring and Measurement of Product
To ensure the conformance of product to requirements, monitoring and measurement is...

The Quality Group is responsible for...

Inspection methods may include but are not limited to:...

Inspection by statistical sampling is applied, as appropriate and when specified in...

Applicable MRB members can release supplies on a "Calculated Risk" in the event... A Calculated Risk Release Form is produced by...

8.2.4.1 Inspection Documentation
The engineering drawing or other technical documentation provides the requirements for all deliverable products. In all cases, this must include...

Required inspection and test steps are defined in...

Various inspection records are used to record the results of inspections and tests along with...

8.2.4.2 First Article Inspection (FAI)
When required by purchase order or Customer specification, a First Article Inspection (FAI) is performed. The FAI is...

The inspector conducting a first article inspection...

8.2.4.3    Incoming Inspection (Receiving)
See section 7.4.3.

8.2.4.4    In-Process Inspection
In-process inspections are...

Records of in-process inspections are...

8.2.4.5    Final Inspection
Once all operations are complete...

Records of final inspections are...

8.3 Control of Nonconformances
All supplies found to be nonconforming against specified requirements are...

See the Control of Nonconformances Procedure and Corrective and Preventive Action Procedure.

8.4 Analysis of Data - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Analysis of Data)

8.5 Improvement

8.5.1 Continual Improvement - N/A
The Company cites exclusion to this section. (Continual Improvement)

8.5.2 Corrective Action
The Company has implemented and maintains a robust system for identifying and reporting nonconformities requiring corrective action. These nonconformities...

This process is defined in the Corrective and Preventive Action Procedure.

8.5.3 Preventive Action
In addition to the preventive measures taken for corrective action requests (used to prevent recurrence of an existing problem) the Corrective and Preventive Action process is used to...

This process is defined in the Corrective and Preventive Action Procedure.

Appendix A: Company Processes and Applicable ISO 9001 Clauses

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Appendix B: Company Processes and Applicable Documents

Production

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Appendix C: Outsourced Processes

The following processes are outsourced and controlled as indicated:

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Appendix D: Quality Objectives

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APPENDIX E: Identification of Key Product Realization Processes

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