Industry Applications

Apply this to your next project

Manufacturing requirements should come from the product’s intended use, environment and market. Medical, industrial, automotive and consumer applications can share assembly processes while requiring very different evidence, traceability and change-control arrangements. Start with the product requirements before choosing a supplier category.

The resources in this topic help you make requirements explicit, compare alternatives and record the assumptions behind a manufacturing decision. Use them alongside your product specifications and the input of the responsible engineering team.

Practical starting points

• Describe end use and operating conditions.
• Build a requirement-to-evidence matrix.
• Assign product approval responsibilities.
• Specify traceability and retention needs.

Prepare your files with the RFQ checklist, or share your project requirements.