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Hello all,
I am here starting a debate on a topic that has been widely misinterpreted and inconsistently applied - "Product Design Responsibility", "Identification of Remote locations within the scope of TS 16949 Certification"
I straightway present a case-study here:
A multinational automotive paint manufacturer has several manufacturing sites in Asia. These manufacturing sites are supported by the Company's 4 R&D Centres in Japan. The paints (Coats, Primer, thinner etc.)manufactured are used for painting the Car body (Steel), Bumper etc. The R&D Centres perform reasearch and develop the Technical formulation / recipe for the paint - taking into account functional / performance / environmental friendly / statuory requirements for the paint - including the application requirements. The Technical formulation details what goes inside and how much and in what sequence for the manufacturing . The Technical formulations are provided to the manufacturing sites. These manufacturing sites located in various Asian countries supply the paint to the Automotive OEMs located in the respective countries. The OEM customer requests the car body paint providing a colour sample / panel. The manufacturing site then follows the technical formulation provided by the R&D centre - with a bit of modification here and there - mainly modifying the colour pigment to suit the customer's colour and finish requirement. Painting trials are conducted and samples approved by the OEM Customer. Later, mass production starts at the sites as per customer schedule.
One of the manufacturing sites applies for TS 16949 Certification.
Now, the questions to be answered are the following:
Is the manufacturing Site, that applies for Certification, considered product design / development responsible? That is, will it be audited with the scope that includes Product design and development? (I would say, Yes)
Should the Site declare "R&D Centres" in Japan as "Remote locations" as far as Certification to TS 16949 is concerned - considering the fact, that, almost all of the Product and Process development takes place in the R&D Centres? (I would say, Yes)
Join the debate fellows.
I am here starting a debate on a topic that has been widely misinterpreted and inconsistently applied - "Product Design Responsibility", "Identification of Remote locations within the scope of TS 16949 Certification"
I straightway present a case-study here:
A multinational automotive paint manufacturer has several manufacturing sites in Asia. These manufacturing sites are supported by the Company's 4 R&D Centres in Japan. The paints (Coats, Primer, thinner etc.)manufactured are used for painting the Car body (Steel), Bumper etc. The R&D Centres perform reasearch and develop the Technical formulation / recipe for the paint - taking into account functional / performance / environmental friendly / statuory requirements for the paint - including the application requirements. The Technical formulation details what goes inside and how much and in what sequence for the manufacturing . The Technical formulations are provided to the manufacturing sites. These manufacturing sites located in various Asian countries supply the paint to the Automotive OEMs located in the respective countries. The OEM customer requests the car body paint providing a colour sample / panel. The manufacturing site then follows the technical formulation provided by the R&D centre - with a bit of modification here and there - mainly modifying the colour pigment to suit the customer's colour and finish requirement. Painting trials are conducted and samples approved by the OEM Customer. Later, mass production starts at the sites as per customer schedule.
One of the manufacturing sites applies for TS 16949 Certification.
Now, the questions to be answered are the following:
Is the manufacturing Site, that applies for Certification, considered product design / development responsible? That is, will it be audited with the scope that includes Product design and development? (I would say, Yes)
Should the Site declare "R&D Centres" in Japan as "Remote locations" as far as Certification to TS 16949 is concerned - considering the fact, that, almost all of the Product and Process development takes place in the R&D Centres? (I would say, Yes)
Join the debate fellows.
