A Practical Field Guide for AS9100 (Paperback)

by Erik Valdemar Myhrberg (Author), Dawn Holly Crabtree (Author)
Key Phrases: product realization, control tip, nonconforming product, Document Requirements, Internal Audit Questions Management Summary, Management Responsibility (more...)

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Product Description
The purpose of this field guide is to assist the reader, step-by-step, in implementing a Quality Management System (QMS) in conformance with AS9100. This field guide has been created in order to foster an inner-reliance between senior management, middle management, functional teams and the individual. Users of the field guide will find within it practical tools, tips and techniques useful for not only implementing a QMS but also for maintaining one. What separates this field guide from most other books on AS9100 and its implementation are the flow charts showing the steps to be taken in implementing a QMS to meet a sub-clause’s requirements. You need to turn out aerospace conforming parts on time, every time, and at a competitive cost, as that's exactly what the companies that can compete now and in the future will do. A Practical Field Guide for AS9100 will help to get you there. Contents: Preface Section 4: Quality Management System Section 5: Management Responsibility Section 6: Resource Management Section 7: Product Realization Section 8: Measurement, Analysis & Improvement Field Anecdotes AS9100 Documented Requirements by Section Glossary Bibliography

About the Author
Erik V. Myhrberg is CEO and cofounder of Moorhill International Group, Inc., an Arizona-based firm dedicated to fostering international relations through commerce and cultural exchange. He has been involved in technical marketing and operations with such multinational firms as IBM and American Express. He has more than 15 years of experience within the area of international management system standards as auditor, consultant, and member of U.S. Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) TC 207 and TC 176. He holds a BS in international marketing from Arizona State University, an MIM in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management, and a PhD in international business from Rushmore University. He is a senior member of ASQ. Dawn Holly Crabtree is President and founder of Competitive Improvement Specialists Inc., where she leads businesses of all industries through projects that introduce step-change productivity and quality improvements across all organizational functions. She also provides training and support of Six Sigma process control, lean techniques, ISO-based quality management systems, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, strategic planning, inventory management, e-commerce, and project management. She has over 12 years experience as a quality professional, previously serving as a Black Belt /Quality Engineer for Strategic Quality & Sourcing / Process Control at Honeywell Aerospace. She has an AA in engineering science technology from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and a BS in mechanical engineering from Arizona State University. She is a senior member of ASQ and CQMgr, CQE, CQA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: ASQ Quality Press; 1 edition (June 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873896823
• ISBN-13: 978-0873896825
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #462,830 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Complete Waste of Paper, April 28, 2009

By	Joseph Ruthenberg "Quality Manager" (Dayton, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Where do you begin reviewing this book? Let me summarize it for you. Imagine the AS9100B standard, with the 9102 audit questions. That's pretty much it.

The book purports to be a practical guide, but in reality, it just re-states each section from the standard, then adds a section called "internal audit questions" that are just that, and finally, a section called "management summary", which is supposed to be for top level managers, I assume.There is nothing in this book to help you.

Let me re-state that, just for emphasis. There is nothing, not the slightest thing, that will prove useful to you in this book.

I'm actually curious how the authors have not been sued by SAE, since the book is pretty much a 100% recycle of copyrighted material.

I had high hopes for this book. There simply aren't any books or resources to help with the transition from ISO to AS9100, and this book does nothing to help that situation. I had hoped to find it full of advice, but there isn't any. For example, Section 4.3 refers to configuration management. This is the entire advice for this section: "Required: A documented procedure. Remember, the procedure should simplify the configuration process. All design and contract reviews should feed into this process." I'll let that sink in for another moment. That is the sum total of words on configuration management. So, if, for example, you were expecting to actually learn some pros and cons of different methods, or perhaps, maybe just to learn what configuration management is, you were expecting too much.

Seriously, this book is a huge disappointment, and a total waste of your time. You'll have better luck on the forums of various quality websites asking questions.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Already implemented AS9100, March 8, 2007

By	Manuel Garcia - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Our Quality Manager was very pleased with this book. Even though we have already implemented AS9100, the simple way it presents the requirements of each element makes it a very good starting place for auditing and improving.
The conciseness of this book is a very big benefit.