Sanctioned Interpretations - IATF 16949 Cl. 8.3.3.3 Special characteristics

[Peters]

Sanctioned Interpretation to IATF 16949 oct 2017
Number of Interpretation: 6
Clause: 8.3.3.3 Special characteristics

The organization shall use a multidisciplinary approach to establish, document, and implement its process(es) to identify special characteristics, including those determined by the customer and the risk analysis performed by the organization, and shall include the following:
a) documentation of all special characteristics in the product and/or manufacturing documents drawings (as required), relevant risk analysis (such as Process FMEA), control plans, and standard work/operator instructions; special characteristics are identified with specific markings and are cascaded through each of these documents; documented in the manufacturing documents which show the creation of, or the controls required, for these special characteristics;

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First question: What is the interpretation of word "creation of"?
Creation - decision that (for example) dimensional characteristic is special characteristic
or
Creation - achievement/processing of the dimensional characteristic in machining process
?

Second question - only Process FMEA? Does it mean that special characteristics in DFMEA are not required?

 

[Sebastian]

Are you really asking for unsanctioned interpretation of sanctioned interpretation?

[...]documented in the manufacturing documents which show the creation of [...] special characteristics.
When manufacturing step runs according to process characteristic selected as special one, it has to be documented in manufacturing documents, e.g. work instruction, for this step.
When result of implementation of process step is product characteristic selected as special one, it has to be documented in manufacturing documents, e.g. work instruction, for this step.

DFMEA was not specially mentioned here, but it is still there in [... process(es) to identify special characteristics ...] and [... risk analysis ...].

 

[Peters]

Are you really asking for unsanctioned interpretation of sanctioned interpretation? .

Why not? Maybe people with a better understanding of English can better interpret this text. From my colleagues (also from automotive) I have conflicting opinions.
I ask about this text because auditor can't require anything that is not included in the requirements.

 

[QualityBCI]

We received a non conformance in our IATF-16949 audit for 8.3.3.3


[FONT=&quot]The organization shall use a multidisciplinary approach to establish, document, and implement its process(es) to identify special characteristics, including those determined by the customer and the risk analysis performed by the organization.

The planning process is not completely effective.

No evidence that the organization has established a process for identifying special characteristics unless driven by the customer. No methods for internal designation established.

The issue was classified as a minor because the organization does have methods for managing customer identified special characteristics, just not internal.[/FONT]