Program Management

Commercial Metal Forming utilizes state of the art automotive program management. This process includes the A.P.Q.P. process along with cross functions 6-phase program management as defined in A.I.A.G. guidelines. This process utilizes the P.C. based Groove Software for electronically tracking all aspects of the project. Commercial Metal Forming's program management group was initiated in 2004 to insure that all projects meet the timelines, budgets, deliverables, and expectations of our customers.

The 6-phase controlled approach to Program Management includes the following activities:

1. Plan and Define the Program
2. Product Design and Development
3. Process Design and Development
4. Product and Process Validation
5. Signoff
6. Feedback

An example of the format used to manage custom stamping programs is included below:

Commercial Metal Forming Quality Function Deployment Matrix   Project Number:     Customer:   Customer Part No:     Rev. Level:   CMF Drawing Number:     Completed By:   Part Description:

Team member initials:

ACTIVITY I PLAN AND DEFINE PROGRAM                           Customer input requirements                 X         Sourcing decision (quote-no quote)                 X         Assign projects number & CAR expense number X                         Assign APQP team members X                         Identify special characteristics             X             Customer drawings and specifications                 X         Establish preliminary process & run-at-rate   X                   X   Review safety/ergonomic issues                   X       Review capacity issues                           Define material requirements     X                     Preliminary steel specification sheet     X                     Material availability study         X                 Preliminary bill of material   X                       Determine tooling requirements         X   X             Determine gauging requirements                           Determine equipment requirements     X                     Determine packaging requirements     X                     Tolerance review             X             Preliminary process/flow chart   X                       Team feasibility review                           Phase I signoff X                       II PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT                           Final approved customer print                 X         Design FMEA (if required)               X           Supplier selections       X                   Subcontractor APQP status       X                   Prototypes (if required) X                         Phase II signoff X                       III PROCESS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT