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

Atlanta, GAJuly 22, 2010

Buck Crenshaw, JAPC Deputy - ChairmanTony Gutierrez, JAPC Manager

NASA

Auditor WorkshopAtlanta, GA

July 22-23, 2010

Registration Management Committee (RMC)

Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 2

JAPC Latest Activity Joint audit activity continues to engage member

organizations and suppliers.

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

Registration Management Committee (RMC)

Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 3

JAPC Suppliers’ invitation

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

Second phase of the invitation process Member organizations, with an active contract,

contacts supplier and sets an audit date. 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.

Registration Management Committee (RMC)

Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 4

JAPC supplemental oversight effort JAPC ready to perform supplemental oversight in

accordance with AS9104-2

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.

Registration Management Committee (RMC)

Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 5

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

Validate effectiveness of the ICOP Certification Body (CB) process Accreditation Body (AB), CBs, Registration

Management Committee (RMC) Allow CBs to adjust their processes, procedures

and training 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

Registration Management Committee (RMC)

Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 6

MOU Revision B MOU section 4.c revised – include (Certification Body

supplemental assessments are defined as IAQG/AAQG member companies conducting additional oversight…)

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.

Registration Management Committee (RMC)

Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 7

Nadcap and the Space Industry – Business case

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.

Registration Management Committee (RMC)

Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 8

Auditing Titanium suppliers

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

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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Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 9

To validate JAPC goals and objectives Validate whether the JAPC has met its goals and

objectives.

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!!!!

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Atlanta, GAJuly 22-23, 2010 10

Questions?