The Ramp-up Activity Plan is a document that describes the additional activities that the supplier has to implement in order to ensure that quality and delivery requirements are maintained during the launch period.
Minimum Content Requirements
A documented Ramp-up Activity Plan is required. This Plan may exist independently but shall be consistent with the pre-production control plan and the production capacity plan
Examples of additional activities which may be included in the Ramp-up Activity Plan are:
Off-line, separate and independent check from the normal production process whenever possible
100% inspection
Increased frequency/sample size of receiving, process and or shipping inspections.
Sub-supplier containment and or sub-supplier support/audits
Addition of inspection/control items
Increased verification of label accuracy
The Ramp-up Activity Plan shall also specify clear exit criteria for the ramp-up period. These criteria shall cover:
Internal & external defect ratios
Capability
Capacity
Duration of activity
If the supplier is unable to meet the exit criteria, or the supplier's ramp-up activity continues to identify non-conformances, the supplier shall continue the necessary additional activities until the quality or delivery concerns have been resolved to the satisfaction of Kasai UK.
The organization for the management of the ramp-up activity shall be identified on the Ramp-up Activity plan.
For rules related to document submission, refer to the Submission Rules page.
