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Setup Verification
Hi all,
In a recent surveillance audit as I looked over the auditors' shoulder, I noticed an error in one of our work instructions. It referenced an obsolete software package which was used to "verify" setup. In later moving to revise this document with area manager we were unable to clearly understand how 4.9.4 applies in this process. In this particular area the product is cut to length before it is put into the kiln. There are several characteristics which are checked in this area, most relating to cutting: Length, Squareness of cut etc.
We use constant sampling of subgroups for these and several other characteristics and these are entered electronically. We use control charts for all these.
Now for the question. Since we are already doing sampling to the "Nth" degree (probably overkill) what more should we do for "setup verification"? We never just fire up the line and run a lot without a ton of data being collected, so what do we do? We have lots of evidence of "verification" right?
thanks,
monte
Hi all,
In a recent surveillance audit as I looked over the auditors' shoulder, I noticed an error in one of our work instructions. It referenced an obsolete software package which was used to "verify" setup. In later moving to revise this document with area manager we were unable to clearly understand how 4.9.4 applies in this process. In this particular area the product is cut to length before it is put into the kiln. There are several characteristics which are checked in this area, most relating to cutting: Length, Squareness of cut etc.
We use constant sampling of subgroups for these and several other characteristics and these are entered electronically. We use control charts for all these.
Now for the question. Since we are already doing sampling to the "Nth" degree (probably overkill) what more should we do for "setup verification"? We never just fire up the line and run a lot without a ton of data being collected, so what do we do? We have lots of evidence of "verification" right?
thanks,
monte

