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Quality Management System Implementation
Characteristics V
•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)