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Corrective Action Question

Corrective Action Question

Corrective Action Question

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We have a simple CAR procedure in place, not very detailed.  We had some parts come back with broken spotwelds, not the first time we have this problem.  The parts are like 1 out of several hundred.  We do a lot of spot welding on a lot of product lines,  they are pretty much expected to have this percentage of failure on certain product lines.  My question is how do we write up Corrective Action the second or third time around.  We have re-released CARs in the past but is this acceptable procedure.  Thanks for any suggestions.

RE: Corrective Action Question

If your CAR's are given a tracking or file number, they could also be referenced in a re-issue or re-release.  That way, the "apparent" root cause that should have been identified in previous CAR's will not be re-used or accepted.

Your statement about an expected percentage of failure leads to another question to ask yourself.  What failure percentage is "acceptable" from a corporate viewpoint.  Deviation above this level would be cause for a CAR, otherwise, reduction in failure should be part of standard process improvement practices.

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