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A certain automotive parts company received a new project. The status column of the PSW read "Temporary Approval Interim…
1. Why Did a "Complete Documentation" APQP Fail on the First Trial Production Run? A new project at an automotive parts …
A hardware supplier provides 23 different specifications of pins to the same customer, with varying hole diameters and l…
A plastic injection molding workshop produces an automotive interior component. The control plan CP is well written: a c…
1. A Drawing Without Burr Annotations Led to the Loss of Three Batches of Goods A stamping bracket component of an autom…
An auditor from a customer of an automotive parts company stood for five minutes at a welding station and asked two ques…
After a car parts factory updated its FMEA, it changed the "RPN" column to the "AP" column. The first cross functional r…
A certain automotive parts company submitted a PPAP, and the file package passed on the first attempt: 18 items were com…
1. The Question at the Audit Site A certain automotive parts company was undergoing a customer process audit. The audito…
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…