Registration Management Committee (RMC)

NASA’s Joint Audit Planning Committee (JAPC) Complements Other Party Audits

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Atlanta, GA July 22, 2010 Buck Crenshaw, JAPC Deputy - Chairman Tony Gutierrez, JAPC Manager NASA

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JAPC Latest Activity

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Joint audit activity continues to engage member organizations and suppliers.

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Second Phase of the supplier invitation process Supplemental Oversight MOU Revision “B” new changes Nadcap and the Space Industry - Business case Auditing Titanium suppliers Oversight of Independent Distributors To validate JAPC goals and objectives Atlanta, GA July 22-23, 2010 2

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JAPC Suppliers’ invitation

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Suppliers that did not accept the initial invitation by NASA Headquarters.

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Second phase of the invitation process

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Member organizations, with an active contract, contacts supplier and sets an audit date.

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Extends a second invitation to the supplier indicating that JAPC members will be participating.

Joint audit is accomplished and the supplier is notified that the results will be shared with JAPC member organizations as well as the RMC.

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JAPC supplemental oversight effort

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JAPC ready to perform supplemental oversight in accordance with AS9104-2

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IAQG/AAQG member orgs. within the JAPC have committed to provide support.

Will provide one audit team member who will perform this function.

Perform JAPC joint audits and Supplemental Oversight concurrently.

Identify ICOP process strengths and weaknesses.

Integrate this effort with RMC’s surveillance sub-team using the OASIS database.

Atlanta, GA July 22-23, 2010 4

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Continuous improvement of the aerospace and defense industry’s quality management performance and enhancement of JAPC confidence in the certification schemes

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Validate effectiveness of the ICOP Certification Body (CB) process

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Accreditation Body (AB), CBs, Registration Management Committee (RMC)

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Allow CBs to adjust their processes, procedures and training

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Help identify CBs with systemic issues Obtain corrective action (if required) Keep JAPC members apprised Long-term goal to maintain oversight and drop off of second party audits Atlanta, GA July 22-23, 2010 5

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MOU Revision B

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MOU section 4.c revised – include (Certification Body supplemental assessments are defined as IAQG/AAQG member companies conducting additional oversight…)

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Identify CBs with JAPC supplier clients, 16 currently A few JAPC members were identified having trained and qualified supplemental auditors.

Determine JAPC supplemental audit scope – client validations in concert with joint audits only?

Determine method for choosing which joint audit shall also include a supplemental audit and who will perform.

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Nadcap and the Space Industry

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Business case

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Discussion within JAPC members – do we have enough members interested in supporting this effort?

Are there enough space requirements to build a case?

Determine whether it makes business sense to add space requirements to proven Nadcap processes.

Nadcap welcomes collaboration with JAPC members.

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Auditing Titanium suppliers

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Topic of discussion to reach consensus whether the need justifies auditing Titanium suppliers.

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Do we need to build a list of trusted Titanium suppliers?

A JAPC member has taken the lead to identify reliable Titanium suppliers including benchmarking other organizations.

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To validate JAPC goals and objectives

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Validate whether the JAPC has met its goals and objectives.

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Are we doing everything possible to minimize the number of individual audits performed by JAPC member orgs?

Determine if the suppliers have experienced a reduction of QMS audits.

What do we need to change to improve JAPC direction.

Do suppliers understand what the JAPC is about.

Encourage all of you to mention that the JAPC’s intent is to reduce the number of individual audits!!!! Atlanta, GA July 22-23, 2010 9

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Questions?

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