One dossier, 34 components, each with its own set of requirements.
The assembly consists of bought-in parts and in-house production, and each category carries a different set of requirements. The evidence is spread across test certificates in the CAQ system, declarations in document management and documents held by the supplier. It is gathered shortly before delivery, and any gap only comes to light when the customer points it out.
34componentsThe assembly contains bought-in parts and in-house production side by side.
5requirement setsDepending on the component's category, a different set of evidence applies.
58required items of evidenceComponents and categories add up to this number of individual documents.
11missing documentsThey are held by the supplier and have to be requested one by one.
The dossier for the assembly takes 50% less evidence effort, and all the head of quality has left to clear before release are eleven documents, each with part number and supplier.
The 50% reduction in evidence effort is this agent's headline figure. The 58 individual documents from 34 components and five requirement sets reflect a typical assembly; they were not counted for this page.