摘要 |
A system handling fully automated supplier quality control and enabling quality improvement by using supplier raw data as well as manufacturer manufacturing in-line data is described. The system not only maintains fully automated data transfers and handling, but also enables immediate automated reporting for both the manufacturer and the supplier. Based on this automated notification, communication between sides is thus introduced. The system also enables the transfer from reactive into preventive working mode, concerning supplier quality, giving advantages like early warning, fast feedback. Beyond the so-called automated quality control features, the system supports quality improvement enabling advanced analysis features like yield prediction, specification validation, best of breed analysis, and the like. These capabilities include a close feedback control loop with an adaptation feature to correct the prediction in case of a deviation and/or trend. The advanced features require the link to the supplier quality data with the manufacturer manufacturing data, to be able to use history data for ongoing analysis and prediction.
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