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  2. International Material Data System - Wikipedia

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    The basic web browser version of the system is supported by the OEM sponsor's group and provided free of charge to suppliers in the automotive supply chain. [ 5 ] There are several vendors that provide systems allowing compatible IMDS interaction with product lifecycle management , download and upload, data format translation, and other ...

  3. Automotive Industry Action Group - Wikipedia

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    It is a defined process for a product development system for General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and their suppliers. The purpose of APQP is "to produce a product quality plan which will support the development of a product or service that will satisfy the customer." A manual from AIAG describes the process in detail. [26]

  4. Production part approval process - Wikipedia

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    Suppliers are required to obtain PPAP approval from the vehicle manufacturers whenever a new or modified component is introduced to production, or the manufacturing process is changed. Obtaining approval requires the supplier to provide sample parts and documentary evidence showing that: [5] The client's requirements have been understood;

  5. Denso - Wikipedia

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    DENSO Corporation (株式会社デンソー, Kabushiki-Gaisha Densō) is a global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. [ 4 ] After becoming independent from Toyota Motor , the company was founded as Nippon Denso Co. Ltd. ( 日本電装株式会社 , Nippon Densō Kabushiki-Gaisha ) in ...

  6. Advanced product quality planning - Wikipedia

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    Advanced product quality planning (APQP) is a framework of procedures and techniques used to develop products in industry, particularly in the automotive industry. It differs from Six Sigma in that the goal of Six Sigma is to reduce variation but has similarities to Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).

  7. Total productive maintenance - Wikipedia

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    After the PM award was created and awarded to Nippon Denso in 1971, the JIPM (Japanese Institute of Plant Maintenance), expanded it to include 8 activities of TPM that required participation from all areas of manufacturing and non-manufacturing in the concepts of lean manufacturing. TPM is designed to disseminate the responsibility for ...

  8. Manufacturing readiness level - Wikipedia

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    Manufacturing processes and procedures demonstrated in a production representative environment. Detailed producibility trade studies and risk assessments underway. Cost models updated with detailed designs, rolled up to system level and tracked against targets. Unit cost reduction efforts underway. Supply chain and supplier Quality Assurance ...

  9. SIPOC - Wikipedia

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    In process improvement, SIPOC or suppliers, inputs, process, outputs and customers (sometimes in the reversed order: COPIS) is a tool that summarizes the inputs and outputs of one or more business processes in table form, with each of the words forming a column in the table used in the analysis.