8.5.1 Continual Improvement Supplier shall continually improve the effectiveness of the quality management system through the use of the quality policy,
quality objectives, audit results, analysis of data, corrective and preventive actions and management review.
8.5.1.1 Continual Improvement of Supplier Supplier shall have a process/program for continual improvement.
8.5.1.2 Manufacturing Process Improvement Manufacturing process improvement shall continually focus upon control and reduction of variation in product characteristics and manufacturing process parameters: [References] Continuous quality improvement technique:
- Process Capability Index - Control Charts ( attribute, variable )
- Design of Experiments - QC Seven Tools (Cause-and-Effect Diagram (Fishbone Diagram), Histogram, Pareto Diagram, Scatter Diagram, Stratification, Check Sheet, Graph (Control Charts))
- New QC Seven Tools (Affinity Diagram Method, Association Diagram Method, Matrix Diagram Method, Tree diagram Method, Matrix Data Analysis Method, Arrow Diagram Method, PDPC Method)