RFQ & Program Launch
Cable Assembly Production Readiness Review
Production is ready when the released build can move through purchasing, material control, manufacturing, inspection, testing, records, packaging, and delivery without unresolved launch decisions. A readiness review checks evidence and owners for the whole flow before the first production order is released.
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Decision summary
What to carry into the decision
- Use readiness criteria tied to the released part and order, not a general statement that the factory is ready.
- Confirm materials, tools, work instructions, fixtures, inspection, records, labels, packing, and traceability together.
- Separate a controlled open action from a blocker and give each an owner and due date.
- Recheck readiness after a significant engineering, component, tooling, test, or packaging change.
In this guide
- 1Define the release and order scope
- 2Readiness review table
- 3Walk the material and information flow
- 4Classify open items
- 5Verify records and traceability
- 6Run the review again when the system changes
Use the sections in sequence, then turn the open items into one controlled build or sourcing package.
Define the release and order scope
Record the part number and revision, configuration, authorized deviations, order quantity and release cadence, requested delivery destination, packaging, and any records that accompany the order. Readiness can differ between configurations that share a product name.
Use the same release across purchasing, production, inspection, test, and packing systems.
Readiness review table
Require a named record or observation for each status.
| Documents and materials | Released drawing, BOM and wiring, approved sources, purchase status, incoming criteria, storage, kits, and authorized deviations. |
|---|---|
| Process and resources | Work sequence, trained roles, equipment, applicators, molds, fixtures, programs, workholding, and supplier-coordinated items. |
| Verification | Inspection plan, gauges, test method, limits, frequency, record fields, sample status, calibration, and failure response. |
| Order and delivery | Quantity, cadence, traceability, labels, packaging, shipment records, destination, handoff, and open-risk controls. |
Walk the material and information flow
Trace one assembly from purchase requirements and incoming material through kitting, processing, routing, molding or assembly, inspection, testing, labeling, packing, and shipment preparation. Confirm that the revision and identifiers remain visible at each handoff.
For specified connectors, plugs, wire materials, PCB assemblies, or supporting processes coordinated with qualified suppliers, identify the input sent, incoming verification, traceability, and change communication.
Classify open items
Use clear dispositions instead of one broad open status.
- Blocker: production release cannot proceed until the missing input or evidence is closed.
- Controlled action: a documented temporary condition, containment, owner, due date, and authorized quantity exist.
- Follow-up: the item does not change the released build or current order but has a defined owner and date.
- Closed: the controlled document or evidence has been updated and communicated to the affected flow.
Verify records and traceability
Confirm which identifier connects finished assemblies or lots to the drawing revision, BOM or component lot where required, process or inspection record, test result, label, packaging, and shipment. Define the record format and delivery expectation before the order begins.
Do not collect fields with no stated use; focus on the traceability and evidence the order actually needs.
Run the review again when the system changes
A prior readiness decision does not automatically cover a new connector, cable, tool, process route, test fixture, packaging method, demand phase, or delivery destination. Reopen the affected checklist rows and retain the new disposition with the revision.