Determining factors of the benefits derived from the implementation of EN 9100 standards

摘要

In Spain, as well as in the rest of the world, the aerospace sector is one of the most important. TheEN 9100 Standards (AS 9100 in America and SIAC 9100 in Asia), are a quality management systemfor the aerospace industry derived from the ISO 9001 standard, that include the requirementsderived from the ISO 9001 and 83 specifi c additional requirements for the aerospace industry.This research aims to begin covering the virtual lack of studies about the results arising from theimplementation of quality assurance standards in this sector. In particular, the objective of theresearch involves analyzing whether the appearance of the various positive effects that may ariseas a result of implementing EN 9100 Standards is infl uenced by the following factors: a) size of thecompany; b) implementation of EN 9100 seniority; c) prevailing type of motivation (external and/or internal) to adhere to such standards. To that end, the research was addressed to the Spanishaerospace sector, and the population subject to the investigation was defi ned by 317 companies.A questionnaire was sent by postal mail and e-mail to the directors of quality of all the selectedcompanies, and a multiple linear regression model was applied to data from the 126 valid surveyresponses. The results show that EN 9100 adherence seniority, as well as the prevailing type ofmotivation (internal or external), are signifi cant variables for the appearance of positive effectsarising from the implementation of EN 9100, while the size of the company is non-signifi cant for theemergence of such positive effects.