The Process FMEA is so useful... and so poorly conducted a lot of the time. There is an art to it, just like there is an art to conducting a solid root cause analysis. It seems to be quite a difficult and unnatural exercise for most engineers, technicians, and managers in China or Vietnam. … [Read more...]
Deliverables Buyers Should Get When Developing A New Product [Podcast]
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In this episode... When you develop a new product what deliverables should you be getting during the new product development process in order to assure that your product will make it mass production with the minimum of risks and at the required quality and safety standards? Renaud Anjoran explains the various deliverables, such as your BOM, control plan, validation testing, and more, that you can expect to gain that represent milestones during the NPD process. Just hit the play … [Read more...]
What Are the Process Inputs & Parameters to Keep under Control?
In our daily jobs, we are in contact with hundreds of different manufacturing processes. We don't always have time to observe the process and use tools such as flow charts, FMEAs, and so on. If that's the case, how do we keep control more easily? … [Read more...]
3 Basic Process Improvement Tools: Flow Chart, FMEA, Control Plan
There are 3 basic process improvement tools that you can use to help you plan ahead to avoid missteps that might be quite costly: The Process flow chart The Process FMEA (Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) The control plan (both for product and for the process) And there is a logical order that you can follow. This is very relevant in these situations: If you wonder why you still suffer from quality issues, even though the process is quite mature and seems to be well … [Read more...]