TWELVE CHECK POINTS FOR PROCESS CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS

1. MAKE UNDERSTANDABLE PRODUCT AND PROCESS QUALITY

REQUIREMENTS AVAILABLE IN THE FORM OF DOCUMENTS TO THE
PRODUCTION UNITS.
2. PROCESS CAPABILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS OF INPUTS TO OUTPUTS
MUST BE CLEARLY DEFINED AND ESTIMATED.
3. CAUSES OF VARIATIONS TO BE IDENTIFIED CLEARLY AND A
SYSTEMATIC EFFORT TO BE MADE TO ELIMINATE THE VARIATIONS.
4. ESTABLISH THE PRACTICAL METHODS TO CONTROL THE QUALITY OF
PROCESS INPUTS.
5. ALL PRODUCTION PERSONNEL MUST HAVE READILY AVAILABLE
INFORMATION ABOUT PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND OTHER STANDARDS,
QUALITY ROUTINES, AND DECISION RULES FOR TAKING QUALITY
CORRECTIVE ACTION.
6. ALL QUALITY PLANS AND QUALITY INFORMATION EQUIPMENT
SHOULD BE TRIED OUT IN THE PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT AND
ENSURE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND PRACTICALITY.
7. HAVE ALL CONTROL PRACTICES AND EQUIPMENTS TESTED ON PILOT
RUNS PRIOR TO THEIR ROUTINE OPERATION.
8. STUDY FOR NEW PRODUCTS BEFORE THEIR INTRODUCTION MUST BE
MADE FOR PROCESS BEHAVIOUR IN THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
STAGE.
9. PROCESS DESIGN AND QUALITY PLANS MUST BE BALANCED WITH
PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES.
10. ENSURE THE PROVISION FOR ANALYSIS AND IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE
ACTION IN THE RELEVANT PRODUCTION OPERATION.
11. ANALYSE THE DATA IN SUCH A WAY AS TO EXPEDITE PRODUCT
TRACEABILITY.
12. HAVE SUFFICIENT MONITORING, AUDITING, AND FEEDBACK
PROVISIONS TO MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT THE CONTROL..