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Purpose : To ensure that the outsource process and service conform to the specified requirements. Scope : All outsourced processes and services Responsibility : Head of QA, Stores, Purchase, New Part Development and Production are responsible for outsourcing activities and Top Management approval required for the selection of suppliers. Procedure : Identified outsourced processes & … Read more
Purpose : The purpose of the calibration procedure is to ensure that all measuring, test equipment and gauges are maintained in a suitable state and remain capable of measuring to the required accuracy. Scope : The applicability of this procedure is for calibration of all monitoring and measuring equipment and gauges used for monitoring/measuring product … Read more
As per the IATF 16949 standard, “Terms and definitions” is the third clause. Terms and definitions are used in this standard in different clauses. So below are the main terms and definitions with some simple explanations. Customer-specific requirement ( CSR) : These are the specific requirements of the customer. These can be based on the … Read more
A process is a set of interrelated activities where we provide input and get output with value addition. There are three categories of processes in the quality management system. These are as below: QMS Process Interaction Chart: Now we will understand each one of the above in detail. Management-oriented process: Management processes are those processes … Read more
Quality Control: Quality control is a process employed to ensure a certain level of quality in a product and process. It may include whatever actions an industry takes to provide for the control and verification of certain characteristics of a product and process. The basic goal of quality control is to ensure that the product … Read more
What is DFA? DFA (Design for assembly) is defined as a process of designing such that it can be assembled easily and at a low cost. In DFA analysis is done on child parts and the final product for any assembly problem early in the design stage. It is important as it potentially reduces the … Read more
What is a histogram? The histogram is a graphical view of variation in a set of data. The pictorial nature of the histogram enables us to see patterns easily. However, it is complicated to see the pattern in a simple table of numbers. It is a tool used to determine the normal distribution of a … Read more
Stratification Stratification is the separation of data into categories. This tool is usually used to identify which categories contribute to the problem during the diagnostic process. We can separate data into different categories so that the data of that category can be observed to solve the problem. Stratification is a system of formation of categories, … Read more
4M change: Change in any of 4M (Man, Machine, Material & Method) is called 4M change which can be plan change or un plan change. Plan changes are the changes when we have prior information about change and action can be taken as defined. Un plan change is the change when we have no prior … Read more
