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Josh Smith unregistered |
posted 01 October 2000 12:26 PM
 
I am curious as to how other organizations have written their procedures for reacting to out of control points up or below the control limits, 7 consecutive points running above or below the centerline, and 7 points trending up or down? Our reaction plan on the control plan states that when the process has violated these rules. Supervisor will be notified by quality auditor, suspect product will be isolated and verified by other means (i.e 100% inspect), the process will be adjusted to bring back into a state of control, and process changes will be noted on the process change log sheet. Does this sound reasonable? Or is it painting us into a corner for QS-9000? Looking for input? IP: Logged |
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auditor16949 Lurker (<10 Posts) Posts: 7 |
posted 04 October 2000 03:03 PM
 
The procedure is basically OK. The QS-9000 auditor may ask if you have identified and eliminated the special cause of variation acting on the process. IP: Logged |
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Indywine Lurker (<10 Posts) Posts: 3 |
posted 17 October 2000 11:08 AM
Keep in mind that 7 points in a row usually reflects a change in the process. However, it could be associated with a learning curve after training. I wouldn't suggest blindly changing the process without trying to understand why there is a new trend. Jim IP: Logged |
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lyman Forum Contributor Posts: 19 |
posted 17 October 2000 01:45 PM
Our procedures which were written by engineering and approved through manufacturing centered the responsibility for initial monitoring of SPC and any related trends with the floor operators. We tied our SPC as much as possible with our computerized manufacturing system so that if the chart showed an OOC point the equipment automatically was no longer available to production until such time that someone from Engineering reviewed the situation and released it. The procedures for trends directed operators to OCAPs which either dictated that a change to equipment settings be made (if appropriate)with the requisite documentation, or that the process be shut down and Engineering and Manufacturing Management be notified. The biggest challenge we faced with this allocation of responsibility was making sure that there was enough information in our computerized record so that Engineering could evaluate the situation to begin effective corrective or preventive action. The second biggest challenge - getting Engineering to document what they did! IP: Logged |
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Brian Dowsett Forum Contributor Posts: 35 |
posted 24 October 2000 12:12 PM
I think you also could make some reference to process capability. For instance if you have a very good Cpk value, seven points in one direction definitely merits some attention but may not merit 100% inspection. In a previous job, our reaction plan was in the form of a flow chart, with some decision boxes based on proven process capability. regards Brian IP: Logged |
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