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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
Purpose : To establish a procedure for a temporary change of process control and to ensure that temporary changes are implemented in a planned and controlled manner. Scope : Applicable to all production processes. Responsibility : The head QA is responsible for controlling this activity. Procedure : Temporary Process Control List : Head QA maintains … 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 Root Cause Analysis? Root Cause Analysis is an in-depth technique for identifying the most relevant, controllable and significant cause of a problem. If we take action on that cause then the problem will not repeat due to that cause. 3 Requirements of the Root Cause: What are the 5 Whys of Root Cause … Read more
What is OEE? OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is a term used to measure manufacturing productivity. It is to calculate the percentage of time an equipment is truly productive. OEE is the main KPI of production to check the productivity of an equipment/plant. For calculating the OEE of the plant or multiple machines, we can calculate … Read more
The control chart is an online graph used to study how a process changes over time. The control chart was invented by Walter A. Shewhart. Guidelines for Control Chart: A control chart always has a central line for the average, an upper line for the upper control limit and a lower line for the lower … Read more
Cause and Effect Diagram A cause and effect diagram is a graphical tool to identify possible causes of a problem or effect. It is one of the basic tools of 7 QC Tools. The cause and effect diagram analysis was first developed by Professor Kaoru Ishikawa of Japan in 1960. The cause and effect diagram … Read more