M-7 Materials Management Operations Guideline
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M-7 Materials Management Operations Guideline
Current Version and Publication Date:
Version 03.00 Approved June, 2001
Overview:
Historically, automotive companies have established their materials processes without the benefit of an industry-accepted guideline. As a result, companies have developed materials systems that may not be as effective as they could be. Larger automotive companies have begun to establish supplier assessment programs for determining the effectiveness of their suppliers' materials management systems. The most widely recognized example of this was Ford's MS-9000 program.
The need for a guideline for materials management operations was identified in the M-4 Manufacturing Assembly Pilot (MAP) project. The results of the MAP project prompted Ford to develop the MS-9000 documents, which in conjunction with on-site supplier reviews have been helping Ford suppliers improve their materials process over the past several years.
Without a common guideline, automotive suppliers are subjected to multiple supplier development programs. In response, the Materials System Guideline Development Work Group was established in 1997 "to establish a guideline that defines the elements of a robust materials system to manage the flow of productive materials and information for the North American automotive industry."
Table of Contents
* Introduction
* Manufacturing Assembly Pilot (MAP)
* Materials Model
* Guideline & Self Assessment
* Glossary
* Appendix A - Lean Manufacturing/Lean Material Flow
* Appendix B - Self Assessment Score
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