Al, What requirement? I know DC bought powerway, but as a DC supplier we have not been told to use the software.
Is there a new memo out pertaining to this?
We received a letter from Diamler Chrysler dated 4/4/2001 that says we must start using powerway.com to handle all AQP activities starting with the 2004 model year.
ASD...
[This message has been edited by Al Dyer (edited 08 May 2001).]
We received the same letter. By the way, according to the Powerway website, suppliers have to pay DC to use this new required APQP "service". That will probably go over about as well as the mandatory 5% price reduction.
For all the D/C Suppliers, I sure hope the APQP modules of Powerway are easier to use than the document creation and control. This is not "easy to use" software - IMHO - and it would appear that Powerway landed on a gold mine with this one. And you have to pay for the requirement -Geez.....
Goes back to being give the Shall's and the should's but not the How to's. Now the How to's are shalls?
For more info on Powerway search the forums.There are a lot of postings.
Delphi wants their suppliers to use their PPAP forms etc but supply them to suppliers as a speadsheet.
It seems to me unreasonable to demand use of a specific software if it costs money but they are the customer.
The same happens with CAD systems
Howard - the PPAP spreadsheets in excel are so easy. That's why I can't see managing the system through canned software. Has Delphi gone across the board with the PPAP excel files, or just the division you are familiar with?
APQP/Powerway.com
Linear Mode
