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    Definitions of “Characteristics”

    Characteristic
    A distinguishing feature or quality.
    Parameter
    Limit or boundary.
    (Source: Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. Copyright © 1996 by Random House Value Publishing, Inc.)

    Special Characteristic
    Product characteristic or manufacturing process parameter which can affect safety or
    compliance with regulations, fit, function, performance or subsequent processing of product.
    (Source: ISO/TS 16949:2009, Clause 3.1.12, Page 3)

    Special Characteristics
    Special characteristics are product characteristics or manufacturing process parameters which
    can affect safety or compliance with regulations, fit, function, performance or subsequent
    processing of product. Refer to customer-specific requirements.
    (Source: AIAG PPAP Reference Manual, Fourth Edition, March 2006, Page 68)

    Special Characteristics
    Product and process characteristics designated by the customer; including governmental
    regulatory and safety, and/or selected by the organization through knowledge of the product and
    process.
    (Source: AIAG APQP Reference Manual, Second Edition, Issued July 2008, Appendix F, Page 104)

    Characteristics
    A distinguishing feature, dimension or property of a process or its output (product) on which
    variable or attribute data can be collected.
    (Source: AIAG APQP Reference Manual, Second Edition, Issued July 2008, Section 6: “Control Plan Methodology”, Page 49)

    Special Process Characteristic


    A special process characteristic (e.g., critical, key, major significant) is a process characteristic
    for which variation must be controlled to some target value to ensure that variation in a process
    or a special product characteristic is maintained to its target value during manufacturing and
    assembly.
    Special Product Characteristic
    A special product characteristic (e.g., critical, key, major significant) is a product characteristic
    for which reasonably anticipated variation could significantly affect a product’s safety or
    compliance with governmental standards or regulations, or is likely to significantly affect
    customer satisfaction with a product.
    Characteristic
    A distinguishing feature of a process or its output.
    (Source: AIAG SPC Reference Manual, Second Edition, Issued July 2005, Page 192)

    Robust Characteristic
    A characteristic is called Robust if the customer is insensitive to the characteristic’s expected
    variation.
    (Source: AIAG SPC Reference Manual, Second Edition, Issued July 2005, Page 151)

    JAN ROOVERS ASSOCIATES, INC. June 18, 2010

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