Ineffective error proofing results in poor quality, loss of revenue due to repeat issues, campaigns, loss of customers, and causes additional non-value added activities, expenses and people costs in addition to reducing quality.

There is an opportunity to reduce warranty claims and field problems, reduce number of recurrence to eliminate negative treads, reduce number of problems at OEs, reduce cost of quality, and reduce time for execution of each step. This includes:

• Proactive error proofing through both product and process design and continuous improvement activities
• Reactive error proofing for problem elimination
• Effective detection for errors that cannot be eliminated
• Communication of best practices and prior experience to eliminate repeat issues
• Fully integrating error proofing approaches with existing quality tools and procedures (APQP, FMEAs, Control Plans, etc.)
• Developing proactive error elimination, 0 PPM culture throughout the industry
• Having a measurement system for error proofing
• Having appropriate monitoring and controls for installed error proofing
• Providing guidance for industry audits of error proofing

Proposed deliverable is an AIAG Guide to Effective Error Proofing. Contents of book will address the issues stated above. The industry will benefit, as there is not an industry standard guide for error proofing expectations.