QUALITY SYSTEMSINDEX

Evidence for how production quality is controlled.

Operating domain

Operating domain: Product traceability and change control

The configuration and genealogy domain connecting product definitions, approved changes, suppliers, materials, process routes, lots, serials, inspections, nonconformance, approvals, and release status across PLM, ERP, MES, QMS, and partner records.

What this domain asks

The configuration and genealogy domain connecting product definitions, approved changes, suppliers, materials, process routes, lots, serials, inspections, nonconformance, approvals, and release status across PLM, ERP, MES, QMS, and partner records.

The domain should retain its own evidence, decision owner, materiality criteria, exception path, and consequence even when it shares organization identity, workflow, or technology with adjacent domains. Aggregation can support oversight; it should not erase the evidence behind different risks or operating outcomes.

Buyer questions

  • Which system owns each product, process, supplier, measurement, event, and approval record?
  • Can a change identify every affected open order, inspection plan, control plan, supplier submission, tool, and training record?
  • How is effectivity represented across sites and production states?
  • Can a quality escape be bounded upstream and downstream without manual reconstruction?
  • What evidence remains exportable after a platform migration?

Mapped workflows

Change Control And Configuration Traceability

A demonstration should show the trigger, source, accountable role, decision, exception, evidence, and downstream handoff for change control and configuration traceability within this domain.

Lot, Serial, And Genealogy Traceability

A demonstration should show the trigger, source, accountable role, decision, exception, evidence, and downstream handoff for lot, serial, and genealogy traceability within this domain.

ERP, MES, And PLM Integration

A demonstration should show the trigger, source, accountable role, decision, exception, evidence, and downstream handoff for ERP, MES, and PLM integration within this domain.

Supplier Quality And Corrective Action

A demonstration should show the trigger, source, accountable role, decision, exception, evidence, and downstream handoff for supplier quality and corrective action within this domain.

Incoming, In-Process, And Final Inspection

A demonstration should show the trigger, source, accountable role, decision, exception, evidence, and downstream handoff for incoming, in-process, and final inspection within this domain.

Authority context

ISO 9001:2015

ISO 9001:2015 specifies quality-management-system requirements used across industries. ISO lists it as current while the sixth edition completes publication steps.

IAQG 9100:2016 series

The 9100 series adds aviation, space, and defense requirements to the ISO 9001 quality-management-system foundation across the supply chain.

AS9102 Rev C first article inspection

9102 defines aerospace first-article inspection requirements used to demonstrate that planned production processes can produce output meeting design requirements under the applicable contract.

Relevant operating models

Evidence boundary

Quality Systems Index is not a standards body, accreditation body, certification body, customer authority, engineering consultancy, statistical laboratory, or legal adviser. Its records support market research and decision review; they do not establish conformity, process capability, product acceptance, certification, or fitness for a specific production system. A provider's documented capability can identify a research candidate but cannot establish buyer-specific adequacy for this domain.