•CHARACTERISTIC, SPECIAL,
GM DEFINITION “Standard” <None>:Product characteristic for which reasonably
anticipated variation is unlikely to significantly affect a product’s safety,
compliance with governmental regulations,
fit/function.(Appendix C QS-9000)
& (Appendix C APQP)
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•CHARACTERISTIC, SPECIAL, PROCESS (e.g.,
CRITICAL, KEY, MAJOR,
SIGNIFICANT):A process characteristic
for which variation must be controlled to some target value to ensure that
variation in a special product
characteristic is maintained to its target value during manufacturing and
assembly.(P57 FMEA)
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•CHARACTERISTIC, SPECIAL, PRODUCT:Core team compilation of important product characteristics from all sources.All Special Characteristics must be listed on the Control Plan.(6.3 #19 APQP)
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•CHARACTERISTIC, SPECIAL, PRODUCT (e.g.,
CRITICAL, KEY, MAJOR,
SIGNIFICANT):A product characteristic
for which reasonably anticipated variation could significantly affect a
product’s safety or compliance with
governmental standards or regulations, or is likely to significantly affect
customer satisfaction with a product.(P55 FMEA)
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•CHARACTERISTIC, SPECIAL,
TOOLING, CHRYSLER DEFINITION “Pentagon” <P>:Critical tooling symbol used to
identify special characteristics of fixtures, gages, developmental parts, and
initial product parts.(QS-9000)
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•CONTROL ITEM PART, FORD
DEFINITION:Product
drawings/specifications containing Critical Characteristics.Ford Design and Quality Engineering approval is required for changes to
Control Item FMEA’s and Control
Plans.(QS-9000)