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Management review of the organization’s QMS at planned intervals will be done by top management. Management review is done to ensure the continuing suitability, adequacy, effectiveness and alignment with the strategic direction of the organization. Input/checkpoints to be discussed during MRM: Below is the IATF Management Review Checklist: 1. Status of actions from previous management … Read more
Purpose of PPAP: The purpose of PPAP is to provide evidence that all customer engineering design records & specifications requirements are properly understood by the organization. PPAP full form is the Production Part Approval Process. The manufacturing process has the potential to produce the product consistently meeting these requirements during an actual production run at the … Read more
Purpose: The purpose of this machine maintenance procedure is to explain and understand the steps of attending to machines for maintenance. Scope: Responsibility: The maintenance in-charge is responsible for all the activities on time. Procedure: Master list of machines: Identification of the machine: Preventive maintenance of machines: Daily machine check sheet: It is a machine … Read more
What is Kobetsu Kaizen? Kobetsu Kaizen, which translates to “focused improvement” is a continuous improvement strategy to make incremental changes to specific processes or machines. It emphasizes eliminating waste, reducing cycle time, improving quality and boosting productivity. Kobetsu Kaizen is a Japanese term that means Targeted Improvement or Focused Improvement. It is one of the … Read more
5S Audit check sheets are sperate check sheet for each 5S ( Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu & Shitshuke). Read about all 5S audit sheets. Add your company-related points to expand these check sheets. Audit Sheet: Seiri (Segregation) Checkpoints for Seiri: 1S S.No Check Items Description Score 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Materials and … Read more
What is DFM? Design for manufacturing (DFM) is to make a design that is easy to manufacture. The purpose of DFM is to make a better product at a lower cost. Manufacturing engineering is the management of variation, which involves 4M (man, machine, material and method). It is the main part of quality function deployment … Read more
Purpose: Coherence between all the documents, such as the Customer Inspection Standard of parts with the Control Plan, Operation Standard, Inspection Standard, and packing Standard, is essential. Properly defining the standards can prevent rejection and rework and thus improve OEE and COPQ. Responsibility : S.No Activity Responsibility Frequency 1 Review of the Standards/ Format/ … Read more
Purpose: To understand clearly abnormality and abnormal situations, to make operators understand abnormality and abnormal situations, and to standardize further the rules and routes to handle such situations. To learn about handling abnormality in quality. Scope: Handling in-process complaints, supplier complaints & customer complaints and abnormal situations. Abnormal situation: An abnormal situation occurs when a … Read more
Purpose of initial supply control Special control must be exercised during the initial phase of mass production when one of the above items occurs to collect sufficient data to judge whether the mass production can continue using the existing process. So this is the purpose of initial supply control. It is also called initial production control. Scope: … Read more
Purpose of APQP : To define the procedure for APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities including various stages of development of Prototype/Product sample, Pre-launch, Production and mass production. To facilitate communication with all concerned within the organization and also with suppliers and customers, to ensure that all required steps are completed on time. Scope … Read more