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A machining company submitted its PPAP, which was returned the next day with the client's sole reason: "The sampling for…
1. The Question at the Audit Table: "What is the Cpk for This CC?" A process audit was conducted at an automotive parts …
1. DFMEA Filled with Measures, but Sample Verification Only Conducts General Tests A car parts manufacturer discovered a…
1. More SCs, but the Client's Question Stumped Everyone At a new project launch review meeting of an automotive parts co…
1. The Cost of Blind Signing: A Smooth Approval Followed by a Major Failure An electronics company supplies components t…
1. The Same Clip, Two Drawings, Two "Dialects" A secondary supplier of automotive interior components serves two primary…
1. A PPAP Approved for Three Years, Revealing Eleven Issues During Customer Audit A Tier 1 automotive interior functiona…
A company recently felt aggrieved: the change review was conducted diligently—CCB meetings, impact analysis, and signatu…
1. A CP Used from Prototype to Mass Production, Resulting in Nonconformity During Factory Audit A certain automotive par…
A quality engineer at an automotive parts company was stunned by a phone call on Monday morning: a customer had conducte…
1. A Dimension Change Leads to a Line Stoppage Three Months Later A certain automotive parts company received a customer…
1. A "Measurement Mishap" Caused by a Drawing An experience from an automotive parts company serves as a warning for eve…