Volvo - Special Characteristic Agreement Form, SCA (V1b) (Previously called Supplement K).

Date [YYYY-MM-DD]

The original copy of this document shall remain at the supplier's location while the part is active plus one year including electronical approval documents
Note:
This document collects identified Special Characteristics and their traceability to the Control Plan. The suppliers
product and process development process shall meet all Production Part Approval Process
Part Name: [Part Name] PD Key Contact / Phone: (PPAP) Manual 4th edition Requirements, including Ford Specific Requirements.

Lead Part Number: [Part Number] Part Folder - ID/Issue: Concurrance Stage 1
ISSUE

Program: [Program ID] DFMEA - ID / Issue: Supplier representative , Name / Date:

Supplier Name / Plant: [Supplier Name] / [Plant] PFMEA - ID / Issue: PD Engineer, Name / Date

Supplier Mfg Code: [Mfg code] Control Plan - ID / Issue: STA Engineer, Name / Date

Key: From DFMEA: From PFMEA: Pass Through Characteristics:

For Special Characteristic definitions refer YC Sev 9,10. Potential CC. CC Sev 9,10 (Part). Critical Characteristic. SC Sev 5-8 AND Occ 4-10. Significant Characteristic. PTC
to Ford FMEA Handbook. -- SC --
YS Sev 5-8 AND Occ 4-10. Potential SC. OS Sev 9,10 (Process). Operator Safety. HIC Sev 5-8 AND Occ 4-10. High Impact Characteristic.
HIC
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Special Characteristic Totals: YC YS CC* OS SC HIC PTC

Note: Automatic calculation of totals.
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[Program ID] [Part Name] - Issue[v1] - [YYYY-MM-DD] <= This field to be referenced in concurrance mail

Stage 1. Record of Important Characteristics and DFMEA Linkage / Cascade to PFMEA & Control Plan. Issue (stage1) [v1] Stage 2. Results collected from Prototype through to Phase 2 PPAP.

Specification ▼ Special CC /
Added to
Characteristic DFMEA PFMEA PTC Characteristic Process Control / Control Plan Frequency PTC's
No.

& on Class Class

PTC
Resp linked to Sub
Control Operation Machine
Of Checks Error
GR&R Mean Std Dev. Ppk Pp Process action plan Who? Due Date
Description Plan?
Tolerance Drwg? supplier? proofed?

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Stage 1. Record of Important Characteristics and DFMEA Linkage / Cascade to PFMEA & Control Plan. Issue (stage1) [v1] Stage 2. Results collected from Prototype through to Phase 2 PPAP.

Specification ▼ Special CC /
Added to
Characteristic DFMEA PFMEA PTC Characteristic Process Control / Control Plan Frequency PTC's
No.

& on Class Class

PTC
Resp linked to Sub
Control Operation Machine
Of Checks Error
GR&R Mean Std Dev. Ppk Pp Process action plan Who? Due Date
Description Plan?
Tolerance Drwg? supplier? proofed?

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 Recommended approach for handling Special Characteristics

Ford FMEA Corporate Options

Characteristic Characteristic
Explanation handbook actions STA proposal (1= best preferred approach to 5 =
symbol description
specified least prefered approach)

1. Error proof input.

Requirements that affect compliance with government 2. Error proof output.
Critical
CC regulations or safe vehicle / product function and Special Control required Poka Yoke (if feasible). 3. 100% Attribute gauge output.
Characteristic
require special controls (S=9 or 10) 4. Apply SPC to Control inputs.
5. Apply SPC to monitor output.

1. Error proof input.

2. Apply SPC to Control inputs.
Monitor process for stability - (If unstable or not capable apply
3. Use SPC (X bar R charts) to
Product and/or test requirements important for customer error proofing).
Significant monitor output.
SC satisfaction, summarized on Control Plan and require Special Control required Target centre of specification for process setting.
Characteristic 4. Use SPC (Attribute data P charts)
special controls (S=5 to 8, O>3) Use SPC to control process range and maintain process
to monitor output.
setting as close to target centre.
5. If process is not capable error
proof output.

1. Error proof input.

Product or process characteristics when outside of
2. Apply automatic attribute gauging
High Impact specification tolerance severely affects the operation of
HIC Emphasis Apply Attribute gauging (manual application of attribute
Characteristic process itself or subsequent operations (does not
gauging is not 100% reliable).
require special controls)

Error Proof (if feasible).

1. Deploy Poka Yoke at the earliest
Pass Through Product feature / Performance, that is not checked at
PTC Not specified point in the process / supply chain
Characteristic Ford PTO plant*. Note: Extended definition to include feature not checked
(where the characteristic is created)
within the supplier chain.

Related to process parameter that does not affect

Apply safety countermeasures, in line with national safety
OS Operator Safety product but may have an impact to safety, or Safety Sign off
requirements.
government regulation applicable to process operation

General note: Wherever possible irrespective of Characteristic type it is always better to apply a Poka Yoke to the process input to prevent a scrap part being generated.

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