Quality and Standards in Electronics

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made, at what stage of the production process they should be made and

who should make them, etc. To be of any real value it is essential that these

records are covered by clear, concise instructions and procedures.

Having agreed and decided on the necessity for records, the next step

is to:

• establish methods for making changes, modifications, revisions and addi-

tions to these records;

• establish methods for accounting for the documents;

• show their retention time;

• lay down methods for the disposal of records that are superseded or

become out of date;

• show how they should be stored.

(Note: The storage of records should be

systematic ...