8D Report
The occurrence of failures in supplier components is a serious problem for just-in-time production of vehicles or systems. In order to avoid long-term production stops while suffering a failure, promising and feasible immediate measures have to be prepared and taken promptly. The 8D report serves as a quick reactant for the failure detection and elimination. The 8 steps for processing the 8D report are:
- •D1 – Compiling the team
- •D2 – Describing the problem
- •D3 – Defining immediate actions
- •D4 – Determining the root causes
- •D5 – Planning the corrective actions
- •D6 – Implementing the corrective actions
- •D7 – Preventing failure recurrence
- •D8 – Recognizing the team's efforts
A unification of the problem solving steps and of the associated documentation by means of an 8D report leads to an increased efficiency and to traceability of the troubleshooting process. An effective cooperation between the manufacturer and the principal is essential and is encouraged by the process.