We have not entered into a contract yet for this build, we are trying to do the due diligence to check they support 16949 before we specify in a contract.
Is the supplier reluctant to share the process FMEA because of proprietary information in their process documentation? I am only offering an alternative explanation instead of jumping to a conclusion. If so, there are ways to move past an impasse.
A company I used to work for would not send PFMEAs because of proprietary issues. We required customers to come view and critique our PFMEAs at our facility. The customer can read it but no copies or pictures.
A company I used to work for would not send PFMEAs because of proprietary issues. We required customers to come view and critique our PFMEAs at our facility. The customer can read it but no copies or pictures.
I always found it interesting that companies would not share PFMEAs but would share control plans. The latter is every bit as likely to include proprietary information.
I always found it interesting that companies would not share PFMEAs but would share control plans. The latter is every bit as likely to include proprietary information.
It may not be proprietary information in terms of intellectual property, but other more business sensitive info can be gleaned from a PFMEA. I'm thinking of things like failure rates, from which competitors may be able to reverse engineer pricing/margins. There's also the question of liability in the case of a safety failure. I would assume that PFMEAs would be an easy way to prove that we knew about X risk. I fully realize how much of a stretch these things are, but sometimes management likes to hold things close to the vest.
There's also the question of liability in the case of a safety failure. I would assume that PFMEAs would be an easy way to prove that we knew about X risk. I fully realize how much of a stretch these things are, but sometimes management likes to hold things close to the vest.
FMEAs done well are your best friend in product liability. It shows that you did your due diligence and attempted to mitigate the risk. It's only a poorly done FMEA that increases liability.
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