The purpose of a Run @ Rate is to verify the supplier’s manufacturing process is capable of producing components that meet NCR’s quality requirements, at quoted tooling capacity, for a specified period of time
Verification of the Run @ Rate will be at the Supplier Quality Engineer’s (SQE) discretion. The supplier will be notified of the need to perform a Run @ Rate as early in the process as possible.
The number of components to be produced during the Run @ Rate should be sufficient to demonstrate process capability and will be predetermined by the SQE and the supplier.
Factors such as product complexity, shelf life, storage, cost and single shift vs. multiple shift operations will be taken into consideration