QUESTION: From: Mike G. Sent: Feb. 27, 2013 To: Q-Blog, Ask the Experts Subject: Does ISO 9001 allow the Plant Manager to be Management Representative? While conducting an internal audit at one of our branch facilities, I became concerned about the fact that the Plant Manager had recently appointed himself as the Management Representative. This is a small facility that has less than ten (10) employees.  But to me, this seems like a conflict of