Principles of the Engineering Change Process / Engineering Change Order Animated Process Flow Ralf Virnich For internal usage only

Principle Engineering Change Request Anybody with access to eMatrix Idea Create Detailing Design Engineer Approve Submit Engineering Pre-Approver Evaluate Groups Supply Man. Costing Manuf. Logistic Manuf. Design PTC Review Approve Program Manager Plan ECO System Ready for release

Principle Engineering Change Order Create ECO Design Engineer Create Detailing ECR state plan ECO Design Work CAD Designer Prepare Drawings Request Samples/Reports CSC Quality Review Drwg Check Design Engineer In Approval ECO Check ECO Approver Released ECO Extension Manufacturing Plant Enter Delivery Forecast Enter final Delivery Data Released Check Data ECO Coordinator Complete ECO Completed

Process flow ECR 1 ECR 2 ECR 3 ECR n... ECO 1

KPI turnaround times for ecr Product Quality by proactive ECR Management Target Stronger Change Management towards Customer. Proposing best way for Yazaki rather then executing Customer Change Request. Enabling full Change-Implication feedback to customer (total cost). Stronger Involvement of Plants (DfM). Manage Change Requests pro-active rather than passive. KPI Monitor and reduce turnaround times of ECRs Definition: 3 critical times to be monitored and improved t1: Complete Change Request Turnaround time (Initiate to Approval) t2: Change Request Evaluation time (total) t2x: Change Request Evaluation time (per function)

KPI turnaround times for eCR Create Anybody with access to eMatrix Idea Detailing Design Engineer Approve Submit Engineering Pre-Approver Evaluate Groups Supply Man. Costing Manuf. Logistic Manuf. Design t2 t2a t2b t2c t2d t2e Review Approve Program Manager Plan ECO System Ready for release

KPI turnaround times for eCR Product Quality by proactive ECR Management Times to be monitored per Program KPI Target Times (average): t2x: 1 day t2: 2 days t1: 5 days Vehicle programs not using e-matrix have to manually track the turnaround times.

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