Purpose

• To outline the responsibilities for those who might be impacted by any given change.

Applicability

• All changes to be processed by this CM function.

Policy/Practice

• All functions which can be impacted by a design change shall be listed on the change form with a □ Yes □ No
• All functions will be reviewed by the cognizant engineer when a change is originated and each line checked either yes or no according to the engineer’s best estimation as to whether or not they will be affected. (Causes engineers to consider the potential impact of each change.)
• All functions will receive a copy of the change form and must take responsibility for the accuracy of the yes or no check within 24 hours — if the engineer’s check is incorrect, correct the yes or no check online (telephone CM if not online — do not use email).
• If the affected functions make no correction during this first workday, the engineer’s check will be correct per policy and the affected function now has ownership of the yes/no check.
• If your function is affected (yes), within another/next 24 hours, email Production Control with the lead time to implement, completion date and briefly describe the task(s) required.
• Each affected (yes) function has the responsibility to update Production Control with their lead time and/or the completion date whenever the conditions change.
• Production Control will use the lead time / completion and their materials analysis to determine the effectivity of the change and to telephone the effectivity to CM / enter online. This must occur within 48 hours.
• Use of the lapsed time (two 24-hour steps) feature is strongly encouraged and must eventually be reached if the total CM time is to reach five workdays.

Procedure

• None required – See change control form and flow standards.

Primary Responsibility

• The CM manager is responsible for keeping this standard up to date.

Authorization