ANPQP Category 9

Change Management

9 - Change Management

Category Purpose:

Manage potential risks associated with changes to product/design
and process/facility site

Activities:

9.1 Design Change Management

9.2 Process / Facility Site Change Management

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Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5

9.1 Design Change
Management
9.2 Process/ Facility Site
Change Management

9 - Change Management

Basic Change Management Requirements

The supplier shall have a change management system which includes:

Scheduling & planning for the change

Risk analysis & management

Product Verification & Validation activities

Renault-Nissan will identify/confirm the ANPQP activities which will

need to be carried out in order to implement the change and confirm
its successful adoption.

Once the adoption of the change is confirmed as successful,

Production Part Approval from Renault-Nissan is mandatory
before shipment of any change affected product.

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REMINDER
The supplier must inform Renault-Nissan and obtain agreement
about any change relative to its commitments, e.g. :

Product, material,

Process,

Control Plan, Gauges,

Facility site change/transfer/relocation,

Change within/to a Tier N supplier (facility site change, resourcing,
including changes to sub-supplied services as heat treatment, …)

Delivery/loading site/warehouse change

Organisation,

...

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Design Change Process/Facility Site Change

Before the change decision;

Risk analysis of change

Detailed schedule of all activities to be carried out

Cost impact

New Production Part Approval is required.

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9.1 Design Change Management

9.2 Process / Facility Site Change Management

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9.1 - Design Change Management

Activity Purpose:

Manage the introduction of Design Changes in order to ensure that
there is no negative impact on quality, cost or delivery.

Key Points of Activity:

Design Change Management covers all design changes made by the
tier 1 supplier or their supply chain

Design changes include any change affecting the form, fit,
function, performance and/or durability of a part.

Authorization to proceed with any change is only given through the
issue of an approved design note by Renault-Nissan.

The shipment of changed product is not acceptable until a Part
Submission Warrant (PSW) has been submitted and approved.

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9.1 - Design Change Management

Notes:

Design change request shall be submitted to Renault-Nissan at
least 30 days before the date of change.

If the tier 1 supplier or their sub-suppliers would like to make a
change, the tier 1 supplier shall submit a Design Change Request
(DCR) document to the relevant Renault-Nissan department.

Examples of design changes include below (but are not limited to):
 Changes mechanism or structure
 Changes electrical function
 Changes material (including supporting material such as
grease, paint, welding rod, etc.)
 Changes dimensions or mass
 Changes sub-component layout
 Changes affecting homologation/safety/regulation
 Software specific changes

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9.1 - Design Change Management

Notes:

For software specific changes, the supplier shall declare actual
areas of software to be modified and any other software module
contained within the control unit which may receive information from
the changed source.

If any modifications to gauges are required as a result of a design
change, it shall be detailed in the relevant Gauge Specification and
Approval Sheet.

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9.1 - Design Change Management

Renault/Nissan Supplier

Review Design Change

Request (DCR) Prepare and submit Design Change Request

Joint DR? Joint DR

Amend
End
Proposal?
Approval?

CAD Update and submit CAD data & associated

documents
Approval?

Design Note Implement activities required to introduce change

Release
D-Note
Part Submission Prepare and submit documents required for part
Warrant approval
Approval?
Start mass production & Supply changed product
Notify
Receive Completion
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9.1 - Design Change Management

Output Documents & Submission Timing

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5

L M H L M H L M H L M H L M H
Design Change Request
(1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
(DCR)

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9.1 Design Change Management

9.2 Process / Facility Site Change Management

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9.2 – Process/Facility Site Change Request

Activity Purpose:

Manage the introduction of Process / Facility Site changes in order to
ensure that there is no negative impact on quality, cost or delivery.

Key Points of Activity:

The scope of Process / Facility Site Change Management covers all
changes made by the tier 1 supplier or their supply chain.

The supplier must ensure that all requests for Process/ Facility site
changes are authorized by Renault-Nissan prior to any change
taking place.

Once the adoption of the change is confirmed as successful, mass
production part approval from the Renault-Nissan with Part
Submission Warrant (PSW) is necessary before shipment of any
change affected product.

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9.2 – Process/Facility Site Change Request

Notes:

For process/facility site changes, the Process/Facility Site Change
Request document shall be submitted at least 3 months before
initiation of any physical change or move, unless otherwise
agreed with Renault/Nissan.

The Tier 1 supplier or their sub-supplier shall not carry out any
process/facility site changes during Phase 4 and Phase 5
Ramp-Up. (The facility site provided for the "off-process" condition
shall be in line with that agreed at the supplier sourcing confirmation.)

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9.2 – Process/Facility Site Change Request

Example of Changes that require Renault-Nissan authorization (but

are not limited to):
Site
Relocate/Move to outside
To an another parent company
To an another company
Relocation/Move in house
Change process layout
Change production line (inc. inspection process)
Newly-established or Extra production line (inc. inspection process)
Machine/Equipment on the production line
Install new machine/equipment
Change machine/equipment condition/parameter (inc. to be changed document standard)
Modification (to meet the requirement)
Mold/Die
Make new (inc. replacement)
Modification (to meet the requirement)

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9.2 – Process/Facility Site Change Request

Example of Changes that require Renault-Nissan authorization (but

are not limited to):
Tool
Make new (inc. replacement)
Modification (to meet the requirement)
Inspection/Measurement tool/equipment (inc. gauge)
Install new dedicated tool/equipment
Modify dedicated tool/equipment
Method
Production (e.g. welding, finishing, heating, assembly)
Machine set-up
Operation (affect the process flow)
Newly-added inspection process
Change inspection method (e.g. from manual operation to new equipment)
Transportation in the site (Material handling)
Storing (for product, work-in-process, component, raw material)
Logistic & Packaging
Others
Sub-supplier (inc. sub-supplied indirect material such as cleaner, degreasing agent)

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9.2 - Process - Facility Site Change Request

Renault/Nissan Supplier
Review Process Change Prepare & submit Process/ Facility Site
Request Change request
Determine Change
Contingency Reqmts Amend
End
Proposal?

Approval? Include contingency requirements in

change plan
Review Part Submission
Implement change as planned
Warrant

Req. Audit? Conduct Prepare & submit documents required for

audit part approval
Approval?

Authorise supply of
Supply of post change product
post change product

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9.2 - Process - Facility Site Change Request

Output Documents & Submission Timing

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5

L M H L M H L M H L M H L M H
Process/ Facility Site
(1) (1) (1)
Change Request (PFCR)

Note:
The supplier shall not carry out any facility site transfers between
the suppliers' initial "off-process" trials and SOP Ramp-up.

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