BI
Composites Extend Powerway System to Include TS 16949 and
Corrective Action.
October
2005:
Composites,
part of the international BI Group of companies, has extended its
current Powerway system to include solutions for TS
16949 and for managing
non-conformances
and corrective actions.
BI
Composites have been a long term user of Powerway Quality Planner application,
which is also in use at of hundreds of other
automotive supply companies worldwide.
The
software helps generate and manage all the required APQP and PPAP information
and documentation and with its ability to link data
to MS Project is a very powerful
tool.
The
company has committed to achieving TS status during 2006 and see Powerway’s
Writer Tools and Template Packs as a way of accelerating that process. These
tools
present the user with the ability to generate Level I,
II and III documents quickly
from pre-written TS16949 generic content. The
information within these documents
is then managed centrally as “data” which greatly
speeds up making changes in the
future.
As TS
is focussed so heavily on continual improvement, BI felt it wise to implement
Powerway’s Corrective Action software as part of the overall
programme. This tool
allows users to register electronic non-conformance
reports (NCR’s) and to receive
and deal with the Corrective Action in a workflow
environment. Limitless reporting is
also possible through the addition of Corrective
Action Reporter.
Plans
are also in motion to extend the use of Powerway to their Halesowen site.
We
look forward to carrying on our successful relationship with BI Composites.
About
BI Composites
BI
Composites is part of the BI Group of companies, and specialises in moulded
components for executive and luxury cars. For more information visit www.bigroup.
com