This entails: • Periodic Management Review of QMS for achieving a close loop continuous improvement • Corrective and preventive measures for product and process defects and nonconformities • Internal audits against SOPs to ensure adherence to QMS • Inspection and testing of products and periodic verification that these SOPs are effective in producing consistent product quality • Data collection and report generation to provide failure rate, yields, cycle time, and other metrics for continuous improvement • Management of calibration system for test equipment, instruments, gauges, and tools • Segregation of nonconforming products, parts, and material and appropriate disposition.
The key components of SQM/SQA are:
• Developing/maintaining Supplier evaluation process • Developing/maintaining Supplier Quality Assurance Manual • Supplier audits • Quality and environmental compliance of parts and material • On-time delivery • Continuous cost reduction through process improvement and application of Lean principles • Responsiveness for lead time, schedule changes to meet end customers' expectations and proactive preventive measures for issues experienced by TDK-Lambda.