If I have offended any consultants by my remarks, then I apologize. I was looking for assistance with the lack of qualified manpower to assist with upcoming product launches. It has been my experience that often launches increase the workload of the department two fold. There is more control required, and there is more clerical work required.
My realization is that PPAP submissions are unique to each company and to each new product. The methodology behind the submissions is not unique. It is laid out for all of us in AIAG manuals. Increased qualified personnel to perform the necessary inspections, gauge r&r, capability studys, material performance, dimensional results, and produce the reports for each.
I would rather have my internal staff taking care of the day to day business and improving the existing product, instead of performing the gauge r&r or creating the CMM program. Also, my qualified staff can be involved with the
PFMEA, Control Plan,
APQP etc instead.
Consultants have never offerred to assist me or my department with any performance of PPAP requirements. If they did, then I would have issued a PO# right then and there.
I just assumed that in this day and age of special services, that there would be a company out there to provide assistance.