Technical Paper
The Difficulties in the Implementation of QS 9000 in the View of a Certification Body
1998-11-09
982914
The aim of this paper is to discuss some of the difficulties found in the fulfilment of selected QS9000 (2a edition of '95) requirements, derived from samples of cases witnessed during 3rd party assessments carried out by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) assessors from São Paulo Business Centre, in suppliers of the automotive industry including large and small organizations active in South America, particularly Brazil and Argentina. The “cases” are herewith presented with references to the applicable QS9000 requirements, usual interpretations sampled from assessed companies and the common understanding applied by LRQA assessors based on the IASG interpretations (December '97 edition), internal training and previous experiences.
