| Acronym |
Meaning |
| AIAG |
Automotive Industry Action Group |
| ASQ |
American Society for Quality (formerly American Society for Quality Control) |
| ASN |
Advanced Shipping Notification |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| CA-PDCA |
Check Action-Plan Do Check Action |
| CAS |
Countermeasure Activity Sheet |
| CAT |
Corrective Action Team |
| C/M |
Countermeasure |
| C-TPAT |
Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism |
| DVP&R |
Design Verification Plan and Report |
| ES |
Engineering Specification |
| ESD |
Electro-Static Discharge |
| FMEA |
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |
| HVAC |
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning |
| IASG |
International Automotive Sector Group |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
| JIT |
Just-In-Time |
| KCC |
Key Control Characteristic |
| KPC |
Key Product Characteristic |
| KYT |
Kiken Yochi Training / Danger Forecast Training |
| MP |
Mass Production |
| MTC |
Mondai Taisaku (Problem Countermeasure) Chart |
| NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
| NG |
No Good |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| Poka-Yoke |
Foolproof Device |
| PCC |
Part Content Certification |
| PCR |
Process Change Request |
| PPH |
Past Problem History |
| PPM |
Parts Per Million |
| QFD |
Quality Function Deployment |
| QIP |
Quality Improvement Plan |
| SC |
Significant Characteristic |
| SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
| SOP |
Start of Production |
| SPF |
Standardized Packaging Form |
| SPC |
Statistical Process Control |
| SPM |
Supplier Policy Manual |
| TPM |
Total Productive Maintenance |
| TPR |
Tooling Progress Report |
| VA |
Value Analysis |
| VE |
Value Engineering |
| 3I-3A |
Immediately go to the Actual process, Immediately check the Actual defects, Immediately take Action against the problem |
| 4Z |
Zero Defect, Zero Delayed Delivery, Zero Machine Breakdown, Zero Injury |
| 5S |
Seiri, Seiton, Seison, Seiketsu, Sitsuke (Sort, Straighten, Sweep, Sanitize, Sustain) |
| 5W,1H |
What, Why, When, Where, Who, How |
| 6M |
Man, Method, Material, Machine, Measurement, Mold |
