Reviews and Approvals

A-C Preliminary investigation. K-L Review and approval of assembly drawings. 

F-G Agency review and approval. Q-3 Award constmction contract. 

Invoices statement of procedure for submitting invoices Quality Control explanation of responsibilities for analysis of supplied materials, finished product, and work in progress consequences of off-spec materials procedure for rework Process Ownership specification of who owns the process, degree of liability for remediation, procedure for review and approval of process changes... 

The review and approval process for procedures for the toll needs to be clearly understood between the toller and their client. This can be addressed in the management of change system. A preliminary process or batch procedure may be written or proposed as part of the toller selection process or may be included in the initial... 

The system should assure all changes are reviewed and approved by a designated authority. All personnel need to understand their role in this updating process and whether they have authority to deviate from procedures. Formal review and update should be part of this system. 

Management of change A system to identify, review and approve all modifications to equipment, procedures, raw materials and processing conditions, other than replacement in kind, prior to implementation. 

To be successful, a team selected from different groups within the project team should participate in the preparation and review of these plans. In addition, a schedule of the review and approval process for these plans needs to be established, accepted by all reviewers, and distributed before release of the first draft. Reviewers should meet an established schedule for review and submission of comments. A distinction between review and approval authority should be determined. The review process determines if all of the required elements are identified. This review can take considerable time, depending on the complexity of the project. The approval process is important when all comments are incorporated. The key responsible persons associated with the project should accept and approve the changes to the document. 

Other signatures may also be required. Eor example, if there are sub-eontraetors who will be performing site work, a representative from the subeontraeting firm should review and approve the plan. If the site has oversight eontraetors present, is eomplieated, large in size, or ineludes work that is projeeted to take plaee over a long period of time, there will likely be additional approvals required. 

Are all documents and data and changes thereto reviewed and approved by authorized personnel prior to issue ... 

The standard does not require you to document how you maintain your quality policy but the requirements of clause 4.5.1 place the quality policy into the category of documents which need to be governed by documented control procedures and hence all changes must be reviewed and approved. 

Reviewing and approving documents and changes thereto (clauses 4.5.2.1 and 4.5.3)... 

How potential customers are persuaded to place orders or invitations to tender How invitations to tender and customer orders are dealt with How proposals and quotations are generated, reviewed, and approved How contracts are negotiated... 

The standard requires all design changes to be reviewed and approved bp authorized personnel before their implementation (including changes to proprietary designs). The standard also requires the supplier to address the impact of a design change on the systems in which the product is used, the customer assembly process, and other related products and systems. 

The standard requires all design modifications reviewed and approved bp authorized personnel before their implementation (including changes to proprietary designs). 

How do you identify, document, review, and approve design changes ... 

The requirements for document review and approval do not distinguish between internal and external documents. However, there is clearly a need to review external documents prior to their internal release in order to establish their impact on the organ-... 

The term issue in the context of documents means that copies of the document are distributed. You will of course wish to issue draft documents for comment but obviously they cannot be reviewed and approved beforehand. The sole purpose of issuing draft documents is to solicit comments. The requirement should be that the documents are reviewed and approved prior to use. Some organizations insist that even drafts are approved for issue. Others go further and insist that copies cannot be taken from unapproved documents. This is nonsense and not what is intended by the standard. Your draft documents need to look different from the approved versions either by using letter issue notation (a common convention) or by printing on colored or watermark paper. If the approved document would carry signatures, the absence of any signature indicates that the document is not approved. 

The standard requires that changes to documents and data be reviewed and approved bp the same functions/organizations that performed the original review and approval unless specificallp designated otherwise. 

The change does not need to be reviewed and approved by the same individuals who reviewed and approved the original document. The important factor is that the same functions or organizations review and approve the change. The reason is to subject the document to the same scrutiny as the original by personnel as qualified as those who examined the original. Providing your procedures specify the review and approval authorities in terms of functions or positions and not names, the requirement is easily satisfied. 

The standard requires that the designated organizations have access to pertinent background information upon which to base their review and approval. 

Once the bidders have been selected, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) needs to be prepared to provide a fixed baseline against which unbiased competitive bids may be made. The technical, commercial, and managerial requirements should be finalized and subject to review and approval prior to release. It is important that all functions with responsibili-... 

The standard requires the supplier to review and approve purchasing documents for adequacy of specified requirements prior to release. 

Prior to orders being placed the purchasing documents should be checked to verify that they are fit for their purpose. Again this requirement is appropriate to subcontracts but only if you submit your purchasing documents to your vendors. The extent to which you carry out this activity should be on the basis of risk and if you choose not to review and approve all purchasing documents, your procedures should provide the rationale for your decision. The standard does not require that the review and approval be documented. In some cases orders are produced using a computer and transmitted to the vendor directly without any evidence that the order has been reviewed or approved. The purchase order does not have to be the only purchasing document. If you enter pur-... 

Classify orders depending on risk and only review and approve those which present a certain risk. 

Develop a detailed plan for management review and approval... 

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