Inspection of the final product is very important into today’s competitive market place, and the C.A.R.E check sheet achieves this goal by crosschecking and checking off critical characteristics from the C.A.R.E checksheet to the finished product at the inspection station before customer delivery.
What is it: CARE stands for CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE REVIEW & EVALUATION and is checking station usually at the end of the production line checking key characteristics of the final product to the accepted customers expectations.
Why use it:
Protects your customer from non-conforming product, discrepancies
and labeling errors.
Verifies that process controls are effective.
Provides information for rapid corrective action.
Supplements the approved control plan.
Applies to customer satisfaction items that are part related.
Where to use it: Used at an inspection station for a fully assembled product
When to use it: To check that product conforms to set standards from internal or external customer
How to use it:
The Plant Manager & Quality Manager should facilitate activities.
C.A.R.E. activities should remain until irreversible corrective action is in place and verified.