Key-Characteristics-Designation-System---KCDS

3rdRevision:March2003Dateprinted:04/15/2020GM1805QNKeyCharacteristicsDesignationSystemExtraAdditionalStandardPQCFunctionalChecks,Verification/Traceability,SafetyComplianceandComponentHandlingAllProductsandProcessesLevelsofCareKPCKCDSPyramidExtraAdditionalStandardPQCFunctionalChecks,Verification/Traceability,SafetyComplianceandComponentHandlingAllProductsandProcessesLevelsofCareKPCExtraAdditionalStandardExtraAdditionalStandardPQCFunctionalChecks,Verification/Traceability,SafetyComplianceandComponentHandlingAllProductsandProcessesLevelsofCareKPCKCDSPyramid3rdRevision:March2003Dateprinted:04/15/2020GM1805QNTableofRevisionsJanuary1991:1stIssueJune1996:1stRevisionNovember1998:2ndRevisionApplicabletoVehicleGroupsthroughMY2003ApplicabletoallPowertrainprogramswhichendbyJan2006March2003:3rdRevisionApplicabletoVehicleGroupsfor2004MYandbeyondApplicableforallPowertrainprogramsinproductionafterJanuary2006TheKeyCharacteristicsDesignationSystemreferencemanualGM1805QNwasdevelopedbyajointUAW-GMQualityNetworkTeam3rdRevision:March2003Dateprinted:04/15/2020GM1805QNTableofContentsSection1.Scope2.Purpose3.General:Benefits,FundamentalConceptforCharacteristics4.Definitions5.ProductVariation(includesLossFunction)6.LevelsofCare7.TheThreeStagesofKCDS8.SelectionCriteriaforParts9.ProductCharacteristicsPyramid10.SelectionCriteriaforProductCharacteristics11.Tools12.TeamApproach13.ObjectivesoftheTeam14.CompositionoftheTeam15.DataResponsibility16.DocumentationandCommunication17.ReferenceSectionFiguresandTables1AGMKCDSProcess2ASummaryofLevelsofCarevs.Cost4ACharacteristicDefinition7AThreeStagesofKCDS8AGMMandatedParts&Components:ProductIdentification&Verification8BGeneralApplicationGuidelines:ProductId,Traceability&Verification9AProductCharacteristicPyramid9BRelationshipbetweenKPC/PQCandKCC10AKCDSKCCWorksheet10BKPC/PQC/KCCFishboneDiagram12APartandCharacteristicActionStepsChart3rdRevision:March2003Dateprinted:04/15/2020GM1805QN1.0Scope1.1ThisReferenceManualappliesto:A.GeneralMotorsplanning,productandprocessdesigns,manufacturingandassemblyprocesses;andB.Suppliers(internalandexternal)ofproductsandprocessestoGeneralMotorsthatareusedinthedesign,manufacture,assembly,anddistributionofGMproducts.1.2TheKeyCharacteristicDesignationSystem(KCDS)willcommonizeGeneralMotors’approachfortheidentificationanddocumentationofpartswithSafetyComplianceRelationships,FunctionalCheckRequirements,ProductIdentification,Verification&TraceabilityRequirementsandComponentHandlingRequirements(additionalcare)andproductcharacteristicsthataredesignatedasSpecialCharacteristics(extracare).1.3KCDSalsosetsforththemethodsandrequirementsforcommunicationofpartsrequiringadditionalcareandSpecialCharacteristicsrequiringextracarethroughoutGeneralMotorsanditssuppliercommunity1.4TheKeyCharacteristicDesignationSystemReferenceManualisreferencedinQualitySystemrequirementsISO-9000,QS-9000andtheotherelementsofAIAG/ASQ“7-Pack”.1.5Additional/ExtraCareinManufacturing/AssemblyisrequiredatboththePartandCharacteristiclevels.A.FunctionalCheck,ProductTraceability,Safety/ComplianceandComponentHandlingrequirements(additionalcare)donotreplacetheneedtoreviewapartforSpecialCharacteristics(extracare).ComponentHandlingFunctionalCheckPartsRequiringAdditionalCareTraceabilityPartLevelSafety/ComplianceRemainingPartsRequireStandardCareAllProducts&ProcessesKPCKCCSpecialCharacteristicsExtraCareCharacteristicLevelPQCKCCStandardCharacteristicsStandardCareGMKCDSProcessFigure1A(allParts)3rdRevision:March2003Dateprinted:04/15/2020GM1805QN2.0Purpose2.1EmployeesareresponsibleforensuringthatGMproductsaredesigned,produced,anddeliveredtomeettheVoiceoftheCustomerandtocomplywithapplicablegovernmentstandardsandregulations.A.Asameansofexercisingthisresponsibilityandachievingconformancetoothercustomerrequirements,theimplementationofKCDSintheorganizationrequiresthattheuseofStandardCareandAdditionalorExtraCarebedesignedintotheQualitySystems.B.StandardCaredescribestheusualandcustomarypracticesthatareappliedinthemanufacturingand/orassemblyenvironmenttoensurespecificationandprintrequirementsareconsistentlymet.UsualandCustomaryCareencompassesallofthebasicmethodsandsystemsnecessarytoensurethattheproductmeettheVoiceoftheCustomerbasedonlossfunctionandsafety/compliancerequirementswithgovernmentregulations.2.2TheKeyCharacteristicDesignationSystemwillaidintheeconomicalmanufactureofqualityproductsby:A.Establishingandmanagingauniformsystemofidentifying,documentingandcommunicatingpartsrequiringAdditionalCareandSpecialCharacteristicsthatrequireExtraCare.ThisisdonetoensureconsistencyandcompliancetocustomerrequirementsandgovernmentregulationswithinGeneralMotorsandit’ssuppliercommunity.B.Supportingthereductionandmaintenance/controlofvariationinthemanufacturingand/orassemblyprocess.C.Supportingthedevelopmentofrobustdesigns.2.3Manypartsrequireadditionallevelsofchecksanddocumentation.ThefollowingarepartlevelchecksanddocumentationthatareoverandaboveStandardCare:A.FunctionalChecksarecontrolsusedbymanufacturingand/orassemblyplantstoensurethatparts,sub-syst