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The quality manager of an electronics manufacturing company was pulled into a customer complaint meeting by the sales de…
1. Handing Over 5 Failure Points to Software Yields a "Lifespan Conclusion" A batch of electric actuators from a manufac…
The customer requests a special characteristics list. The quality department copies one from the drawings, the design en…
1. Treating 1000 Hours at 125°C as "Equivalent to 20 Years" A manufacturing company was conducting a life test for a pro…
1. The General Manager's One Sentence, Leaving the Quality Director Nowhere to Stand A certain electronics manufacturing…
A quality engineer at a die casting company conducted a gauge repeatability and reproducibility GR&R study, calculating …
A monthly quality cost report for an automotive parts company sits on the general manager's desk: last year's average mo…
1. How "MTBF 50,000 Hours" Was Misinterpreted as "Can Be Used for Over 5 Years" A manufacturing company participated in …
1. Friday Evening, the Quality Director Has No Signing Authority A certain automotive parts company, with an annual outp…
When submitting PPAP for a new project, the measurement system section typically includes three GR&R reports, with %GRR …
A car parts company was undergoing a second party audit by a customer. During the process audit of the assembly line, th…
1. An Expired List for Two Years A certain electronics manufacturing company underwent a customer audit. The auditor did…