Process Control Methods

The purpose of the Process Control Methods Subject Matter Interest Group is to promote the effective deployment of the SAE AS13100 Supplemental Quality Management Systems Requirements Standard and Reference Manual RM13006 Process Control Methods throughout the supply chain.

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Current Activities

• Create mini-instructional videos of key elements of Process Control implementation building on the Process FMEA and Control Plan
• Encouraging the use of non-statistical as well as statistically based control methods.
• Creating a standard library of Process Control Method case studies to share across the industry.
• Develop a library of Best Practice Applications of RM13006 elements to upload onto this website.

Upcoming Events

Watch this space for future event announcements or click on the “Events” tab.

Past Events

• Webinar: The One-Hour Process Control Assessment - May 16, 2023

If you were visiting a supplier and only had time to carve out one hour for a process control assessment, what questions would you ask and where whom would you ask those questions to?

• Webinar: The Power of Process PreControl - April 11, 2023

PreControl is a powerful non-statistical tool that is easy to get up and running with that can be used to qualify the set-up of a lot as well as a control for the production run. 

• Webinar: The Use of Non-Statistically Based Process Control Methods – March 8, 2023

Process controls need not only be statistically based.  Here we explore non-statistical methods such as error-proofing devices, the PreControl method, and the use of run charts with non-statistical limits.

• Webinar: Process Capability for Unilateral Tolerances Including True Position – February 8, 2023

How do we handle process capability for one-sided or unilateral tolerances such as true position where Maximum Material Condition modifiers may play a role?  Watch this video to learn more.

• Webinar: - What Makes a Good Process Capability Study? – January 26, 2023

Cpk values are only as good as what goes into the data used t calculate Cpk, such as the adequacy of the measurement system and achieving statistical control.

• Webinar: Process Control Methods – What is RM13006? – December 6, 2022

An overview of RM13006 and how it interacts with other AS13100 Reference Manuals.

Frequently Asked Questions 

Please review our FAQs buy click on “Frequently Asked Questions” above.  If you would like to find out more information about any of the above activities or get involved in them, please contact Peter E. Teti or Andrew Stout using the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page. 

Community of Practice

Subject matter experts are invited to connect with us on LinkedIn to exchange ideas, ask pertinent questions, share best practices, and learn as a community. 

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