The configuration management requirements for aviation, space and defense organizations

Abstract

Certification of the quality management system for aviation, space and defense organizations, according to EN 9100: 2016 / AS 9100D standard requires compliance with the configuration management requirements. This article presents the implementation of Configuration management and documents control throughout the entire life cycle of product realization. Configuration management establishes a language of understanding between the client and the supplier both in predefined relationship (such as Built to Print) and those in which the supplier is given some freedom (such as Built to Spec), described in SR EN 16601-40: 2015 standard.

Keywords

• configuration management
• EN 9100: 2016/ AS 9100D
• EN 16601-40: 2015
• configuration management plan
• configuration control
• configuration status accounting
• project life cycle
• Built to Print
• Built to Spec