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Quarterly column from Jon Quigley, Jon has held engineering and management positions at Volvo Trucks, PACCAR and other companies.

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The automotive industry and the chip shortage

The Automotive Industry and the Chip Shortage

Jon Quigley
December 16, 2021
We take for granted that our supply chains will deliver the products we desire, or at least we once did. We don't care about their complexity. How could there be complexity? They have always delivered reliably.
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First-Pass Yield

First-Pass Yield

Jon Quigley
June 8, 2021
First-pass yield is an important manufacturing metric. It measures the effectiveness of a process and provides an indication of how well we are eliminating waste.
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Be Careful of Dogma on Assembly Lines

Be Careful of Dogma on Assembly Lines

Jon Quigley
March 29, 2021
I am fortunate to have had a lengthy career of more than 30 years. I have held a variety of product development positions, and these experiences have influenced my thinking about how best to get things done.
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Reward Proactive Action Over Firefighting

Reward Proactive Action Over Firefighting

Jon Quigley
December 10, 2020

What is it about running in and saving the day, like in old Westerns, that individuals and companies enjoy? We may say that we would rather not have such drama on the shop floor, but all too often we set ourselves up for it in the end.


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Understanding PPAP

Understanding PPAP

Jon Quigley
September 18, 2020

The automotive industry describes its approach to product development and manufacturing in the advanced product quality planning (APQP) process.


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Parts, Quarantine and Recovery

Parts, Quarantine and Recovery

Jon Quigley
June 16, 2020

The story I am going to relate is true. However, since it is not very flattering, it has been sanitized to prevent finger-pointing. I’m telling this story because you may find yourself in the same circumstances when managing your supply chain, especially one distributed across the globe.


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8D and A3 Formalize Problem-Solving

8D and A3 Formalize Problem-Solving

Jon Quigley
March 5, 2020
If you have been around for a while, you may recall the "Parts is Parts" commercial from the Wendy's fast-food chain. As bad as the "parts is parts" idea is for chicken sandwiches, it's equally bad for manufacturing.
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Directed system or pull system—the schedule tango

Directed system or pull system—the schedule tango

Jon Quigley
December 9, 2019
In an earlier article, we dissected the project scope and explored the work breakdown structure (WBS). The WBS is the disaggregation of the scope into the work products that are required to meet the defined scope. Now, we are going explore setting about doing the work, from a schedule, or perhaps we will not even build a schedule.
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work breakdown structure

What the heck is a WBS?

Jon Quigley
September 9, 2019
The fundamental start of any project is a scope of work document, which specifies what we want the project to achieve. The project scope may start out broadly described based upon business objectives, but it will become increasingly detailed over time.
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DFMA Lets Engineers Focus on What They Do Best

DFMA Lets Engineers Focus on What They do Best

Jon Quigley
July 15, 2019
Raptor Performance in Concord, NC, designs and manufactures custom electronics for racing motorcycles and automobiles. The company's products are not for hobbyists, these are professional-grade parts.
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