Manufacturing requirements and quality control of critical mechanical parts as part of a more efficient production process

Abstract

This research aimed to find out how the manufacturing requirements of critical parts and their quality control affect the production process, how the requirements are determined, and how quality control is implemented. Qualitative research methods were used in this research. The primary data consisted of interviews.

According to the research results, manufacturing requirements of critical parts and their quality control affect the production process. Without sufficient measurements and proper investigation based on the finished mechanical parts received from the suppliers, the production process can have a considerable impact. The faulty mechanical parts can cause the process to suffer to pro-duce final products in the factory, and line stoppage may happen. It is also seen that these meas-urements improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the production process. The requirements were determined based on the specification of the finished parts, the equipment, and the work-force available. Collaboration with suppliers is used in some cases to determine the require-ments. With enough crew and good testing equipment, the company is able to take preventive actions to ensure a flowing production process. Quality control was implemented in the produc-tion process using specialized testing and inspection tools and strict quality control procedures. Those tools give more detailed answers so that the currently faced quality issues can be solved, and thus, similar problems will not occur in the future. Also, in order to perform adequate quality control, the production team must collaborate and communicate effectively.

The core issues of manufacturing-based definitions of quality, which focus on the supply side of the equation, are engineering and manufacturing processes. The results are only partially gener-alizable because this research was a case study. However, results can be utilized in the target organization, at least to some extent, so there are some practical implications in the research too.