| Topic |
Subject |
Hrs |
Description/Comment |
| Introduction |
Why EDC / CM |
1.0 |
Orientation, importance of the discipline,
organization, doc control vs configuration management. Bridge
the gap between Engineering and the rest of the company. |
| Documents |
Doc Types |
0.5 |
Dividing technical documents into
categories - design, manufacturing, quality, service, etc. Who
should control them? |
| Documents |
Design Doc Formats |
1.0 |
What should/shouldn't go on Design
Docs?
Consistent formats & standards. Who signs the documents?
Who gets the signatures? |
| Documents |
Doc File Control |
0.5 |
Minimum file control. Who controls,
Rev control, when should control start. |
| Documents |
Product Specifications |
0.5 |
What are product specs and how should
they be treated differently than other docs? |
| Identification |
Part Numbers
Configuration Ident |
1.0 |
Significant and non significant
part numbers, ideal part number, tab/dash/version numbers,
product numbers, release numbers, etc. etc. How to figure out
what you need? What should go on the nameplate? |
| Identification |
Marking Product/Parts |
0.5 |
What items should be marked? With
what numbers?
Is marking always value added? |
| Identification |
Approved Sources |
0.5 |
Approved manufacturers &/or approved
sources. First source. Control of sources. |
| Identification |
Interchangeability &
Spares |
1.5 |
What did Eli Whitney do? Is Form,
Fit & Function enough? What is? Logic diagram refined - when
to change PN and when to change Rev. What are revs for? How do
spares fit in? Are the spares decisions important? |
| BOM |
Populating ERP Files |
0.5 |
How/who/when should data be
entered into those ERP screens? Should sketch numbers be used?
What process should be followed? |
| BOM |
BOM & Parts Lists |
1.0 |
Controlled Engineering Parts List
defined. What should/shouldn't' go in the BOM. How many BOMs
are needed? How many databases for the BOM? Is a single data
base obtainable? |
| BOM |
Modular BOM |
0.5 |
When is a modular BOM needed? What
are the benefits of modular structure? what are the alternatives? |
| BOM |
Product Structuring |
0.5 |
How many levels should be in the
structure? Are more levels good? Is a flat BOM attainable or
wise? |
| Release |
Cross Functional Teams |
0.5 |
Proper use of cross functional teams
in the release process. Who should be involved? Would they become
signers? How should the team function? |
| Release |
Rel Product/Doc/Parts |
1.5 |
What phases are needed in the process?
Is there a reluctance to release? Should parts be released before
assemblies or top level? How to tell what phase an item/document
is valid for. Is a release document needed? How to expedite release.
How to track it. |
| Release |
Release Work Flow |
0.5 |
What work elements are required
to release an item and how should they be sequenced? Which steps
can be done in parallel. Make a release flow diagram. |
| Release |
Non Conformance/
Deviations/Waivers |
0.5 |
Are deviations/waivers needed?
What to do with material that doesn't meet the drawing/spec?
Are these ways to make fast changes? How to avoid repeated deviations. |
| Change |
Reasons for Change
Request and Control |
0.5 |
What exactly are the reasons
for having a controlled request or change process? |
| Change |
Change Request |
1.0 |
Do you need a request for
engineering action process? How to tell! Where does the request
end and the change start? Another form? How to work off the request
backlog! Metrics. |
| Change |
Change Control |
1.5 |
Do's and don'ts of change
control. What are the rules, guidelines and why? Blocking/Blanket
changes. Impacts and their affect on the process. Signatures/Customer
approvals. World class classification. How to sort out the chaff.
Dispositioning and much more. |
| Change |
Change From Content |
0.5 |
What should go on the ECO and
Why? |
| Change |
Change Forms |
0.5 |
How many forms? What purpose?
what does a world class form look like? On line? |
| Change |
Implementation/Trace/
Account |
0.5 |
How to make sure changes are
implemented and tracked. How to account/report at a minimum. |
| Change |
Change Effectivity |
0.5 |
How and where to plan the effectivity.
Is the plan static? Is a date enough? Who should plan and track
the plan? |
| Change |
Fast Change |
0.5 |
Why is speed important? Change
metrics. What points to measure. What do fast processes have
in common? Benchmarks. The path to speed. |
| Change |
Change Work flow |
1.0 |
What elements are required in a change
control process and what sequence should they be performed in?
What elements can be performed in parallel? Make a change process
flow diagram. |
| Change |
Change Cost |
0.5 |
Finding cost reductions that aren't!
Cost form, flow and standards. |
| Change |
Field Change |
0.5 |
What changes should/shouldn't be
retrofit? Another form? What process yields the best result? |
| Implementation |
Supply Chain |
0.5 |
What are the recurring CM problems
in the supply chain? Are the CM problems repairable? How? |
| Implementation |
Writing Standards &
Work Flow |
0.5 |
What about policies and procedures?
Are descriptive, play script or work flow diagrams better? Who
should own them? How to flow diagram and write standards. |
| Implementation |
Manufacturing Instruct's |
0,5 |
Are part and assembly manufacturing
instructions necessary? What can they do? How does the assembly
drawing fit in? Are assembly drawings really needed? |
| Implementation |
Audits |
0.5 |
Why audit? Who audits? Audit
what? Check, inspect, or audit? Follow-up. |
| Implementation |
CM Process Improvement |
0.5 |
What are the steps necessary
to improve the process? Is a team needed? Reinvent or continuously
improve? Metrics |
| Implementation |
Quality CM |
0.5 |
Quality in the CM processes.
ISO and CM. |
| Attachments |
Five Standard
Attachments |
0.0 |
Acronyms & Definitions. Reference
& Reading List. CM Policy Statement. Best of the Best CM
check list. Specs & Standards Ref List. Doc Sources &
Societies |
|
Total |
23 hrs |
Time shown allows for a five
minute break every hour but does not include lunch. |
Design Your Own CM In-House Seminar