Doing Business with Boeing

No. D6-82479 Addendum 1 will point to AS9103 for Variation Management of Key Characteristics (VKMC) and to AS9100 for Continual Improvement.

It will be called out in supplier contracts and/or purchase orders. In the absence of contractual language, a supplier may still follow Addendum 1 voluntarily. Addendum 1 is considered a business requirement, not a quality system requirement.

1. When there are Boeing-identified key characteristics.
2. When the supplier's Boeing program requires it.

Yes, if Addendum 1 procedures are used for product acceptance. Not necessarily, if the supplier is engaged in a supplier-defined continuous improvement and variation reduction strategy (e.g., Six Sigma). In this situation, the continuous improvement system might be documented in general business procedures.

No. Addendum 1 is considered a capability instead of a "quality system" approval. However, suppliers will be evaluated periodically if Boeing purchase documents have Addendum 1 called out. Evaluated suppliers will be expected to be compliant to Addendum 1 requirements.

The evaluation will result in a list of supplier strengths and opportunities for improvement. The supplier is expected to develop a Continuous Improvement Plan that addresses the opportunities. This plan will be provided to the Boeing representative who will coordinate them with procurement.

In order of increasing severity: the Boeing representative could write a Supplier Evaluation Report (SER) against the supplier's quality management system requiring corrective action within 30 days. Ineffective or nonresponsive corrective action could result in placing the supplier's quality management system on probation.

Not necessarily. The procedures must be documented, but need not be in the quality manual unless the procedures are used for product acceptance.

At least 1 month prior to the evaluation: Perform self evaluation. Day 1 - Program review of supplier CI system, performance measures, targets, goals, management reviews, projects, etc. Day 2 - Review of supplier results, trends, plans and current compliance Days 3 and beyond (if held) - Coaching and consultation by Boeing rep and/or VMKC specialist.