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.