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Document control is critical to ISO 9001 because external audit are based on the companies records. These records are maintained using the documentation control processes. The documentation control process interact with the engineering change order process, the purchasing control process and the production control process. Together these procedures assure that the documentation used to create the product is accurate and current.

ISO 9001:2000 Documentation Control

This article reviews the documentation control requirements of ISO 9001:2000.



The ISO 9001 Documentation Pyramid (3-tier)
An ISO 9001 Documentation System can be represented by a pyramid with the quality manual at the top and records at the bottom. This article will discuss a 3 level documentation pyramid.

Low Cost Record Keeping Options
The key to reducing the burden of ISO is to develop a low cost record keeping strategy.