Many times, in the world of quality, there are resources available that are unknown to many of our colleagues. One of these resources is the standard ISO 10012: 2003, “Measurement management—Requirements for measurement processes and measuring equipment.” The current version is written to supplement ISO9001: 2008. This does not detract from its importance or relevance to ISO9001: 2015 and quality in general. This international standard also supplements the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, which “specifies the general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of laboratories.” (iso.org)
Having management involvement is critical for the metrological function to properly provide inspection and test with the resources required to assess conformity to customer requirements. The management responsibility clause addresses the metrological function and customer for this purpose. There is also a requirement to include the managements of metrological functions as a quality objective and management review within the quality management system (QMS).