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SAA — Supplier Audit Agent

An audit framework FTA is refining clause by clause, starting with supplier control (§8.4). The expert knowledge base is in progress.

ISO 9001:2015 · §8.4Control of externally provided processes, products and servicesActive · framework IATF 16949 · §8.4Automotive supplier controlComing soon ISO 13485:2016 · §7.4Purchasing (medical devices)Coming soon

Ask SAA — §8.4 audit assistant (preview)

Offline mode — local matching

Preview: AI answers (free model, beta). Grades are suggestions; the auditor must confirm with objective evidence.

Area for internal useModules, framework and interfaces
Module 1 · ISO 9001:2015

§8.4 Control of externally provided processes, products and services

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Framework adapted from Quality-Engineering-Skills by Ricardo Braga (MIT License). Questions, evidence, workflow and grading below are taken from his iso-9001-internal-audit skill. FTA content will be added on top.
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1When to use

    2Workflow

      3Grading: Major / Minor / OFI

      Each finding must include:

        4Output format

          
    
          

    
    
          Sub-clauses Mapping: FTA draft
          
    
          Source questions grouped by sub-clause. Gaps are marked for FTA to complete; nothing below is invented.
          
    
          

    
          
      Source text (verbatim, both files)
      
          
    
          
  
          

  
  
          
    Interfaces
    
          What plugs in next
          
    
          These slots are reserved. Each will be filled from its own data file or a future backend.
          

    
          
      
          
        
          Coming soon
          
        
          Expert knowledge base (rules & experience)
          
        
          FTA's own audit rules and field experience, one line per requirement, each reviewed and signed off. Planned fields:
          
        
          
          ClauseRequirement (in our words)Audit questionEvidenceSamplingMajor / Minor / OFI examplesCommon findingsSource: standard / customer requirement / experienceReviewer sign-off
        
          
        
          Rules loaded: —
          
        
          data/expert-rules.json · SAA.loadExpertRules()
          
      
          
      
          
        
          Coming soon
          
        
          IATF 16949 §8.4 (automotive)
          
        
          Automotive supplier control on top of ISO 9001 §8.4.
          
        
          data/iatf16949-8.4.json (planned)
          
      
          
      
          
        
          Coming soon
          
        
          ISO 13485:2016 §7.4 Purchasing (medical devices)
          
        
          Note: in ISO 13485 the purchasing clause is §7.4, not §8.4.
          
        
          data/iso13485-7.4.json (planned)