Raw Material Quality Coordinator

Role Definition

Cara Oliver

July 2014

PREVIOUS ORDERING SYSTEM

Raw
Materials
Ordered
Argon,
Nitrogen, and
Hydrogen are
vendor
managed

Gerald Orders Raw

Materials

Order
Alerts

Critical and
Reorder
Material
Levels
Reached

Eugene - KOH

KOH level reaches

100 gal

Eugene - NaOH

NaOH level
reaches 30"

Giao - MTS

MTS level reaches

18"(Calculations in
progress)

GASP or Eugene CO2

Reorder at 16000
lbs

Gerald - Zinc Slabs

Watches
production
schedule (3 months
in advance)

Gerald - Selenium
Pellets

Watches
production
schedule (3 months
in advance)

Eugene - Hydrogen
Sulfide (H2S)

Watch pressure
levels (E likes to
alert Gerald when 1
tonner is left)

RMQC Benefits
Ensures quality input
Good quality input = good quality output
Collects data that can be used by Tech team to assess quality concerns
Maintains system of triggering orders
Fields vendor and logistics questions

Ensuring Quality Raw Materials

Options
Charts added to PMCE unloading procedures and OPS clipboard
MTS:
Required Specs:

Analysis:

Specs Met: (Circle One)

MESICL3:

98%

or

ME2SICL2:

2.0%

or

2.0%

or

ME3SICL:
Hydrocarbons:
Specific Gravity:
Iron:

2.0%

or

1.265 1.273

or

2.0ppm

or

Initials:
Date:

Raw Material Quality Analysis Spreadsheet for OPS/PMCE

Raw Materials Quality Analysis
Decrease the amount of out of spec trucks received

Investigating Quality Mishaps Raw Materials

START

Material
received?

YES

Retrieve COAs from

shipping

Input specs into

Analysis
Spreadsheet

Warning
received?

YES

Collect OPS/PMCE
charts (if applicable) and
consult warnings tab of
Analysis Spreadsheet

NO

Wait for material

arrival

Raw Materials Quality Analysis:

1. Choose raw material tab
that matches COA
2. Input appropriate data

NO

Alert Tech Advisor (give

advisor all relevant info)

Record Retention:
Files must be
shredded every 3
years

File COAs

END

Raw Material Order Triggers

Raw
Materials
Ordered
Argon,
Nitrogen, and
Hydrogen are
vendor
managed

Order Alerts

Critical and
Reorder
Material
Levels
Reached

KOH level reaches

100 gal

NaOH level reaches

30"

MTS after 4 SiC

Runs
Gerald Orders Raw
Materials

RMQC Triggers
Order
CO2 reaches 16000
lbs
Watch production
schedule for Zinc
and Selenium (3
months in advance)
(Watch pressure
levels) 1 H2S tonner
is left

Problems Identified by Raw Material Analysis Tool

Hydrogen COA errors
Level of impurities of nitrogen and methane increased
drastically

Zinc slab contamination questions

MTS resistivity data
Level of impurities relation to resistivity

Ensuring Quality - Graphite

Cross-check Graphite CoCs with Graphite Database
Graphite Quality
Maintain the graphite ordering database
Liaison between setup inventory triggers and logistics
Graphite and Inventory Database
Maintain Graphite Spec Book
Bi-annual graphite inventory inspection

Gaps
Transition order triggers of Raw Materials from PMTCE to RMQC
MOC quality reviewer (must review updates to raw material, graphite,
and inventory)
Inventory (can be added to graphite database)

Summary
Raw Material Quality Coordinator Tools
Tools:
Raw Material Analysis Spreadsheet

Use(s):
Quality assurance of incoming trucks
(OPS/PMCE)
Database to assess output quality issues
(Tech team)

Raw Materials Work Process

Informational Tool (RMQC)

Raw Materials Order Triggers

RMQC Vendor Database

Informational Tool (RMQC)

Informational Tool (RMQC)

Graphite Quality Spreadsheet

Quality Assurance of incoming graphite

pieces (RMQC)

Graphite and Inventory Database

Order trigger system for graphite and

inventory (Manufacturing Inventory)
Tracking system for order triggers and
orders (Logistics)
Informational tool used to compare
graphite grades (TA, RPE, and, RMQC)

Graphite Grade Spec Book

Follow-Up Actions
Assign RMQC role (Plant Leader)
Work with Production Scheduler and PMTCE to transition trigger orders
(RMQC)
RMQC added to quality MOC quality reviewer (MOC Coordinator)
Update database and tools to include inventory (RMQC)