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People, Culture & Leadership · Competency & Development · Position Competency Model

Quality Management Depth (15) | Quality Position System and Career Path: Designing the Growth Path for QE/QM

A Tier 2 automotive parts supplier has 24 people in the quality department: 1 quality manager, 9 QEs divided into SQE, P…

Quality Management System · Documentation, Records & Knowledge · Documented Information Structure

ISO9001 System Document Package (47) | Emergency Preparedness and Response Work Instruction

Document Description : This document is a third level document work instruction that serves the emergency communication …

Advanced Quality & R&D Quality · Process Development & Approval · PFMEA

Is Your PFMEA Beautifully Written, but the Production Line Doesn't Match? — The Five-Step Method of Reverse FMEA

An auditor from a customer of an automotive parts company stood for five minutes at a welding station and asked two ques…

Quality Management System · System Framework & Standards · IATF 16949 / AS9100 Industry System Highlights

Reconditioning with a New Label and Shipping? —— The Compliance Boundaries and Five-Step Control Method for Rework and Repair under the IATF 16949 Framework

A certain automotive parts company was undergoing a second party audit by a customer. The first two days went smoothly. …

Quality Management System · System Framework & Standards · ISO 9001 Core Clauses Interpretation

In-depth Interpretation of ISO9001 Clauses (26) | 9.1 Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis, and Evaluation: Customer Satisfaction and Data-Driven Analysis

1. Key Points of the Clause 9.1 forms the foundation of Chapter 9, "Performance Evaluation," and consists of three sub c…

Six Sigma & Statistical Quality · Statistical Process Control · Control Chart Selection & Out-of-Control Analysis

QE Skill Enhancement (14) | CUSUM and EWMA: Sensitive Detection of Minor and Gradual Offsets

1. Why Did No One Look at the Chart After Seven Days A machining workshop in an automotive parts company once implemente…

People, Culture & Leadership · Quality Leadership · Quality Council & Accountability

QM Management Depth (14) | Quality Organization Structure Design: Choosing Between Centralized, Decentralized, and Hybrid Models

A certain electronics manufacturing company, with an annual revenue of about 1.2 billion yuan, operates three production…

Quality Management System · Documentation, Records & Knowledge · Documented Information Structure

ISO9001 System Document Package (46) | Storage and Material Protection Work Instruction

Document Description : This document is a third level document work instruction that serves ISO 9001:2015 clause 8.5.4 "…

Advanced Quality & R&D Quality · Process Development & Approval · PFMEA

Replacing RPN with AP: Why Prioritizing Actions Became More Confusing? — Five Steps to Implement FMEA Action Priority

After a car parts factory updated its FMEA, it changed the "RPN" column to the "AP" column. The first cross functional r…

Quality Management System · Documentation, Records & Knowledge · Documented Information Structure

When the Auditor Asks "Who Changed This Record?" —— Five Steps to Ensure Compliance of Electronic Records

1. After Going Paperless, Where Does the Evidence Chain Break? A year after the MES Manufacturing Execution System went …

Quality Management System · System Framework & Standards · ISO 9001 Core Clauses Interpretation

Deep Interpretation of ISO9001 Clause (25) | 8.7 Control of Nonconforming Output: Disposal Methods and the Boundaries of Concession Acceptance

1. Key Points of the Clause ISO 9001:2015 Clause 8.7 is divided into two parts. The core requirements of 8.7.1 can be su…

Six Sigma & Statistical Quality · Statistical Process Control · Control Chart Selection & Out-of-Control Analysis

Advancing QE Skills (13) | Control Chart Selection Decision Tree: Continuous, Discrete, and Small Batch Applications

1. A One Size Fits All Approach Leads to a Year of False Alarms A certain electronic component company's SPC implementat…