Reliance New Product Introduction

The New Product Introduction application features five apps that help make quality job one on day one. The APQP app defines the required inputs and outputs of each stage of product development. FMEA identifies all possible failures from the conceptual stages of design throughout the life of the product to achieve continuous improvement.

FMEA is a step-by-step approach for identifying all possible failures of a product or service from the conceptual stages of design and throughout the life of the product or service to achieve continuous improvement. The FMEA app helps you make better quality planning decisions by enabling analysis of product and process design, reducing the time devoted to study failure effects and their mitigation. The end result is better and safer new products to market faster.

The Product Specification Management app provides control and visibility over the complete product life cycle. You can track and control all data related to a product and its components and subsystems. Generate a Bill of Materials (BOM) within a multi-document hierarchy and initiate and manage change requests. Manage product design through a strict revision control process. Create a hierarchical view of components aligned with the BOM. Record the costs and operational steps for each component and roll up to the part/product level.

Moving to an upstream proactive mode means upstream quality leads to downstream brand loyalty. You can analyze product and NPI process plans across your organization for full visibility and control. Establish metrics, benchmarks and reporting on KPI performance for the completely new product development lifecycle to prevent issues before they occur.

The automated HACCP processes give your organization the power of knowing that the food you deliver to customers is safe. The HACCP app is dynamically linked to preventive control processes such as Hazard Prevention, Sanitation and Hygiene Documentation and Training, Environmental Monitoring and Food Allergen Control. You can assess the risk of biological, chemical and physical hazards in the manufacturing process. Measure inherent and residual risk after applying control measures. Identify critical control points and compare monitoring results with established targets.

The Assets, Calibration and Maintenance app helps you ensure employee safety and minimize nonconformances by actively managing equipment maintenance with automated scheduling, notifications and reporting of any piece of equipment in your manufacturing environment. Manage the complete lifecycle of calibration devices and production equipment. Schedule calibrations and maintenance based on usage, time or other factors. Define calibration plans with pass/fail criteria and calculated results. Define maintenance plans that track required tasks and a record of parts used.

With the FMEA app, you can manage risk in design with FMEA projects to prioritize potential failures by RPN score. Create a hierarchical view of FMEA and Control Plans aligned with the Bill of Materials. Update FMEA and Control Plans using web-based or MS Excel interface. Create a Hazard Analysis to assess product risks to end-user safety. Meet the Product Performance Requirements of Global Vehicle Manufacturers. Track corrective actions for each risk. Enforce review and approval workflows. Maintain strict revision control by product or at the sub-system and component level.

The APQP app ensures all tasks are completed on time and within budget. You can create milestones with required deliverables and task dependency. Define project templates for common project types. Use MS Project as a template and track all project information. Display progress as percentage complete or in GANTT charts. Track timeliness of each task using flexible workflow rules. Record each task's current risk level and manage risk for an entire project. Report projects by status and risk levels.