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Quality Management

  • Is the quality system documented, controlled and maintained to clearly describe current practice?

  • Do quality reports, trend charts and data analysis identify areas of opportunity and are used by management on a routine

  • Are quality-performance targets clearly defined, included in the business plan and monitored for improvements?

  • Does executive management participate in periodic quality system reviews that address quality-related feedback from customers and internal quality metrics?

Continuous Improvement

  • Are preventive actions taken based on the analysis of significant business trends, design reviews, customer satisfaction surveys or other meaningful inputs?

  • Is there a formal approach used to actively pursue cost containment and other continual improvement activities throughout the organization?

  • Is a corrective action system in place that provides root cause analysis and takes timely and effective action to prevent recurrence?

  • Does the corrective action system cover customer, internal and supplier issues?

Education & Training

  • Is the skill and education level required for each job documented and appropriate training provided?

  • Is employee qualification/certification maintained where the quality outcome of the process cannot be verified and is strongly dependent upon operator skill?

  • Are suitable methods used to verify training effectiveness?

  • Are suitable records of maintained?

Occupational Health & Safety

  • Does the health and safety management system address the safety of personnel without comprising the achievement of product quality requirements?

  • Does the health and safety management system address the requirement for emergency planning?

  • Does the health and safety policy state the organization’s health and safety objectives and management's commitment to continual improvement of H&S metrics?

  • Are procedures used for the on-going identification of hazards, the assessment of risks, and the implementation of necessary control measures?

Design & Development Support

  • Are customer needs and requirements incorporated into product designs and/or manufacturing processes?

  • Are Critical-to-Quality (CTQ) characteristics are identified, understood and records retained?

  • Are product specifications and drawings generated, controlled and maintained for new or changed product designs?

  • Is design validation is an integral part of the design process and occurs prior to production release?

  • Are human and technical resources are adequate to meet the requirements for design collaboration, tooling design, and electronic drawing and data exchange?

Quality Planning

  • Are production samples inspected and provided to customers upon request?

  • Are customer production requirements and quality specifications are reviewed to ensure they can be met on a consistent basis?

  • Are reliability test plans developed and routinely followed?

  • Is testing used to verify the design specifications, drive design improvements and provide an on-going check of materials and workmanship?

  • Is product reliability test data is available upon request and historical test performance data shows a highly stable process and product design?

Customer Documentation

  • Are new and revised customer specifications reviewed and implemented in a timely manner?

  • Are current process control documents in place and used for production start-up and continuing production?

  • Does customer notification/approval occur for changes to control plans, manufacturing site, product transfers, raw material or product obsolescence?

  • Is there a record control system is in place for the identification, storage, protection, retrieval, retention time, and disposition of quality records?

  • Are quality records maintained?

Procurement

  • Is there a formal process used for the selection, qualification and re-qualification of suppliers?

  • Are purchases from unapproved suppliers prevented by a properly controlled and available approved supplier list?

  • Are purchases from unapproved suppliers prevented by a properly controlled and available approved supplier list?

  • Are preventive actions taken to continuously improve performance of the supplier base?

  • Does the supplier assurance system ensure that all purchased product or material conforms to defined specifications and applicable regulatory or customer requirements?

  • Does a system exist for the identification, verification and protection of customer supplied product that includes notifying the customer if product is damaged or lost?

Incoming Material

  • Is receiving inspection performed per documented procedures and detailed work instructions?

  • Is inspected material adequately identified as to acceptance or rejection and traceable to receiving inspection report?

  • Do supplier corrective action requests requiring root cause investigation show responses are analyzed?

Manufacturing Quality

  • Is there a formal method used to qualify new or rebuilt production equipment prior to production use?

  • Are control plans used to plan and deploy inspection and test functions throughout the production process?

  • Are appropriate work instructions are available where needed that accurately describe all work methods including inspections and tests to be done during production?

  • Are appropriate inspections, tests and process adjustments made per applicable work instructions to verify conformance at key points throughout the process and prior to shipment?

  • Is the inspection and process status of the product identified and maintained throughout the production process?

  • Are customers notified of low yield production lots or issues that affect product reliability?

Process Control

  • Are key part characteristics and process parameters are reviewed and statistically based controls and/or problem solving tools are used to control variation?

  • Are written improvement plans are implemented to reduce sources of variation?

  • Is process capability is measured and actions are taken to maintain established minimum Cpk/Ppk targets?

  • Are out of control conditions are noted on charts and documented corrective action is taken to bring the process back into control?

Nonconforming Material

  • Are nonconforming materials, parts and assemblies are segregated (where practical) and identified to prevent unapproved use?

  • Are control plans used to plan and deploy inspection and test functions throughout the production process?

  • Are appropriate work instructions are available where needed that accurately describe all work methods including inspections and tests to be done during production?

  • Are appropriate inspections, tests and process adjustments made per applicable work instructions to verify conformance at key points throughout the process and prior to shipment?

  • Is the inspection and process status of the product identified and maintained throughout the production process?

  • Are customers notified of low yield production lots or issues that affect product reliability?

  • Are key part characteristics and process parameters are reviewed and statistically based controls and/or problem solving tools are used to control variation?

  • Are written improvement plans are implemented to reduce sources of variation?

  • Is process capability is measured and actions are taken to maintain established minimum Cpk/Ppk targets?

  • Are out of control conditions are noted on charts and documented corrective action is taken to bring the process back into control?

  • Are nonconforming materials, parts and assemblies are segregated (where practical) and identified to prevent unapproved use?

  • Is reworked material, parts and assemblies are re-inspected or re-tested to confirm compliance to requirements?

  • Is the use of nonconforming material is documented under a formal waiver or concession system?

  • Is product traceability maintained to facilitate problem evaluation and corrective action?

  • Is there a positive recall system to notify customers of nonconforming product that has already been shipped?

Monitoring & Measurement

  • Are gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies conducted to verify suitability of measuring devices for their use in checking product quality or control of processes?

  • Are measuring devices and gauges and test equipment are routinely calibrated and controlled per documented procedures?

  • Are gauges and test equipment calibrated against standards traceable to a recognized regulatory body or agency?

  • Are assessments made to check the validity of previous measurements done on products where out-of-calibration measuring devices were used?

  • Are appropriate controls are in place to verify the suitability and accuracy of computer software prior to initial use in checking product quality or control of processes?

Maintenance

  • Are tools stored in an appropriate, clearly defined area, with systematic tracking that provides traceability, particularly of customer-owned tools and equipment?

  • Does a formal preventive maintenance system (PM) exist for production equipment, tools and fixtures?

  • Is the preventive maintenance schedule is followed since product cannot be made with tools that are outside of maintenance period?

Environment

  • Does a documented environmental policy exist that includes a commitment to comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulations and to continual improvement and pollution prevention?

  • Is there is an environmental management system that ensures compliance to all applicable government regulations and there are no outstanding, unresolved violations of these regulations?

  • Is there a system is in place to minimize the use, disposal and emissions of hazardous chemicals are not used in the manufacturing process?

  • Is there an on-going emphasis is placed on using materials that are; compliant with applicable regulations like WEEE, biodegradable, recyclable, re-usable, reduces pollutant emissions at the point of use?

Storage & Packing

  • Are areas around the facility clean and orderly and are tools and equipment properly stored and readily available for use and is lighting and air quality are adequate?

  • Is proper equipment and methods used to prevent product damage or loss in all phases of the material handling process?

  • Are documented procedures followed to ensure proper control and preservation of handling, storage (FIFO), packaging, and delivery of product?

  • Is the suitability of product packaging reviewed and concerns communicated to the customer prior to initial production shipment?

  • Is stored product/material periodically inspected, and where applicable, actions are taken to prevent deterioration per documented procedures?

  • Have contingency plans been developed that describe actions to be taken in the event of a major interruption of the manufacturing process?

Completion

  • Full Name and Signature of Inspector

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