ABSTRACT
Simply stated, configuration control is the management of engineering change. In the previous chapters, the discussion focused on defining the requirements for the product and properly translating those requirements into the drawings and specifications. However, it is inevitable that in the lifetime of the product changes to the design will be necessary. Controlling this change process is a major element in assuring continuing quality in design. A change can be required for many different reasons, such as, in response to a customer request, the introduction of a performance improvement, or the correction of an error. Regardless of the reason, a controlled method is needed to see the revision is made correctly.
