Product Process Change Notification PROCESS

Presentation to Suppliers

WHAT IS IT ABOUT ?

The objective:

• Secure that, when YOU, as a supplier, are implementing a modification • Quality and Delivery issues are secured • it also benefits to the Volvo Group (price management, global costs) • Respect the purchasing conditions

Examples:

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Current production line (partly or totally) is transferred to an new or existing plant or building, in the same or other country,

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Change of a tier n, part of the process such as surface treatment, machining, paint shop, warehousing…

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New production layout

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Packaging changes or repackaging operations,

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Tier 2 change and more generally any tier n change that concerns the product

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Renewal of current tooling

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Change of raw material

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Outsourcing permanently part of the production to a tier2

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Request for product design changes such as dimensions, functions, appearance, ….

Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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Product and Process Change Notification ? WHAT IS IT ABOUT ?

• Both ISO/TS 16949 and PPAP 4th edition are clear: A supplier is not allowed to make any changes on the product or in the process that can have an effect for the customer without prior approval from the customer.

This includes: • • • • change of sub-suppliers change of machines or way of producing the parts reworking non-conforming parts change to design of the part to name a few examples

Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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How is this communicated?

• ISO/TS 16949 • • • • • PPAP 4th edition Volvo’s General Purchasing Conditions Supplier Quality Assurance Manual Letters from Volvo Purchasing Communication in Purchasing Webcasts • Communication from Supplier Quality Engineers

THIS IS A BASIC REQUIREMENT THAT MUST BE RESPECTED Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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ISO/TS 16949:2009

ISO/TS 16949 requirements on changes Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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PPAP 4th edition

Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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PPAP 4th edition

Table 3.1 (extract) Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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PPAP 4th edition

Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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VOLVO PURCHASING CONDITIONS

Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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PPCN – Product or Process Change Notification

Source: Volvo Supplier Quality Assurance Manual Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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HOW SUPPLIER SHALL PROCEED ?

1 Inform Volvo on the FORESEEN modifications

PPCN Form

2 Get approval

from the VOLVO Group on supplier modification: Quality and Delivery risks are solved

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Inform supplier on approved application date SQA, PD engineers, Plant supply, Logistic,

Supplier Buyer "PRODUCT /PROCESS CHANGE NOTIFICATION" form is an international standard form issued from the PPAP. Mandatory use for the supplier according to the PPAP 4th edition Volvo 3P, Volvo Bus, Volvo Powertrain

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