Ford define these at the start of the program with its
Special Characteristics Communication and Agreement Form
The standard expects you to make a decision based on the risk
8.3.3.3 Special characteristics
The organization shall use a multidisciplinary approach to establish; document; and implement
its process(es) to identify special characteristics, including those determined by the customer
and the risk analysis performed by the organization; and shall include the following:
b) development of control and monitoring strategies for special characteristics of products and
production processes;
c) customer-specified approvals; when required;
How would you determine the controls to use for special characteristics without considering the risk(s) involved?Thank you Howard, so if it is not defined in SCAAF then we need to do a risk analysis an determine if using them or not?
I understand the part that we need to do a risk analysis, but not sure what RPN number or value in the risk assessment would determine whether to use SPC or not? I guess it is still somewhat subjective.How would you determine the controls to use for special characteristics without considering the risk(s) involved?