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8D Eight Disciplines

If you don't work in the manufacturing sector, chances are you have never heard of 8D eight disciplines. Though it might sound a bit strange, 8D simply stands for Eight Disciplines. Companies use these global 8D techniques when a customer files a complaint or corrective action. It is commonly used by companies as a way to solve customer relation disputes.

How exactly does 8D eight disciplines work? Well, when the complaint comes in, the company is often required to complete a problem solving report and forward it to the customer. Because many companies have adopted the 8D system, there is now popular 8D software programs that make it easy for workers to complete customer reports.

Ford Motor Company specifically designed 8D to maintain customer satisfaction and solve internal and external problems.

When companies stick with the 8D program they report that most clients stick with them. Customers with problems are often even grateful that the company dealt with these problems in such an efficient manner. But the company must act quickly, for if they delay there is a good chance that the customer will walk.

8D Manager Software with 8D report generator

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Do you want to…

  • Improve your corrective action system?
  • Spend less time writing corrective actions reports?
  • Keep all of your 8D reports in one place?
  • Not worry about formatting 8D reports?
  • Tie all supporting documents (SCARS, pictures, Failure Analysis) into one report?

Are you…

  • Struggling with keeping track of all of your corrective actions?
  • Forgetting previous customer complaints, written details, and resolution history?
  • Looking for inexpensive 8D eight disciplines software that tracks all of your 8D records?
  • Concern about your next ISO audit and providing corrective action documentation?

Do you need to quickly…

  • Create and edit an 8D report?
  • Find old 8D reports for a given customer?
  • Distinguish between internal and external 8D eight disciplines reports?
  • Distinguish between open and closed 8D reports?
  • Track all actions for each of the 8 disciplines?
  • See a history of your 8D eight disciplines actions?

If you answer yes to any of the above questions then Quality Assurance Solutions is proud to offer you 8D Manager. 8D Manager addresses all above issues and more.

Pictures of forms and reports in 8D Manager

8D Manager is inexpensive, easy to learn and easy to use. Start working within in 10 minutes.

This software allows you to…

  • Provide your customer an impressive 8D report.
  • Track all of your 8D actions, owners and due dates.
  • Quickly find your history of all corrective actions.
  • Not only help you pass an ISO audit but amaze your ISO auditor.

In addition the 8D Manager package includes…

  • A step by step manual to assure you get maximum benefit of the software.
  • A corrective action procedure template. Use this to document your corrective action system for ISO 9001 certification. This ties the 8D Manager software to your corrective and preventive action procedure.

Other Benefits of 8D Manager…

  • Multiple users can access the information at the same time. There is no additional pricing for additional licenses.
  • You can customize the forms and reports labels to match your company’s terminology and traceability needs.
  • 8D Manager provides Global 8D reports for reoccurring issues.

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Within 30 days, if you are not satisfied with 8D Manager, I will refund your money.

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8D Benefits to Your Business

  1. It strengthen your company's relationship with your customers, especially if you act quickly.
  2. It can increase your company's sales.
  3. It gives your customers more input and feedback. Which in turn gives your company a better understanding of what buyers want and need.
  4. It helps the your company identify defects through customer input.
  5. By correcting defects, it saves your company money.
  6. It generally improves the efficiency of company operations.

8D Software

Why should companies purchase and use 8D software? Well, we've already mentioned several good reasons, but we'll offer up a few more.

To begin with, it saves your employees time writing corrective action reports. It also allows them to store global 8D reports in one place. As we mentioned, the software and system helps improve overall customer service, which undoubtedly increases sales. And lastly, it lets employees compile and present the information in a single report during corrective action meetings.

Who needs 8D Software?

Any company experiencing an increase in customer service complaints should seriously consider 8D eight disciplines software.After all, problems cannot and will not fix themselves. And it is only a matter of time before your start losing customers and revenue.

Many companies, especially smaller ones, often struggle to keep track of corrective actions. And this can be a huge turn off for customers who may end up taking their business elsewhere if the company continues to repeat the same mistakes, or, worse yet, fails to address these errors in a timely manner.

While not a cure-all, 8D eight disciplines software solves many of these problems. It lets you know which clients filed complaints before and if they are experiencing the same problems. This inexpensive software and the included procedure makes your next ISO audit a breeze for the corrective actionclause.

In the next few paragraphs we will take a look at how 8D actually works to help a company resolve its problems.

8D Eight Disciplines Example

A popular Midwestern company that manufactures commercial heater delivers several hundred heaters to a trusted customer. The problem is that the customer's quality control team discovers defects in the varnish coating that are outside of the acceptable standards.

The company examined many different root cause possibilities. The engineering team identified the bathroom hand cream used by the employees as the root cause. This hand cream transferred from the employees hands to areas on the heater. This hand cream prevented the adhesion of the sprayed varnish. Therefore, the company asked employees not to use hand creams.

Step One: Team Approach
Assemble a Team. This included engineering, QA and the employees.

Step Two: Identify the Problem
Varnish defects in industrial heaters.

Step Three: Take containment action and measurements
The company reviewed its current inventories and the heaters at the customer. In addition it contacted other companies bought the heaters with the sprayed tarnish.

Step Four: Identify the Cause
Bathroom hand cream transferred from the employees hands to areas on the heater. This hand cream prevents the adhesion of the sprayed varnish.

Step Five: Take Corrective Action
1) Eliminate hand cream from all bathrooms
2) Disallowed purchasing to purchase this hand cream.
3) Insist employees do not bring their in their own hand cream.
4) Increase inspection to check for varnish issue.

Step Six: Monitor and verify the corrective action
QA conducted audits of bathrooms, raw materials goods.

Step Seven: Prevent Recurrence
1) Eliminate all hand creams
2) Post signs in restrooms not to use hand creams
3) Setup periodic audit to look for hand cream use.

Step Eight: Thank Team
After months of hard work, the team was congratulated because the situation had been resolved.

Conclusion
This 8D report was forwarded to the consumer, who understood the situation and thanked the company for resolving the problem in a timely manner.


This page provides in-depth details of working with the 8D eight disciplines
Click here to learn more about corrective action forms
Tips for dealing with customer complaints.
Sample of customer complaint letter.
Review of complaint tracking software

8D Manager Software with 8D report generator

Buy Now

Do you want to…

  • Improve your corrective action system?
  • Spend less time writing corrective actions reports?
  • Keep all of your 8D reports in one place?
  • Not worry about formatting 8D reports?
  • Tie all supporting documents (SCARS, pictures, Failure Analysis) into one report?

Are you…

  • Struggling with keeping track of all of your corrective actions?
  • Forgetting previous customer complaints, written details, and resolution history?
  • Looking for inexpensive 8D eight disciplines software that tracks all of your 8D records?
  • Concern about your next ISO audit and providing corrective action documentation?

Do you need to quickly…

  • Create and edit an 8D report?
  • Find old 8D reports for a given customer?
  • Distinguish between internal and external 8D eight disciplines reports?
  • Distinguish between open and closed 8D reports?
  • Track all actions for each of the 8 disciplines?
  • See a history of your 8D eight disciplines actions?

If you answer yes to any of the above questions then Quality Assurance Solutions is proud to offer you 8D Manager. 8D Manager addresses all above issues and more.

Pictures of forms and reports in 8D Manager

8D Manager is inexpensive, easy to learn and easy to use. Start working within in 10 minutes.

This software allows you to…

  • Provide your customer an impressive 8D report.
  • Track all of your 8D actions, owners and due dates.
  • Quickly find your history of all corrective actions.
  • Not only help you pass an ISO audit but amaze your ISO auditor.

In addition the 8D Manager package includes…

  • A step by step manual to assure you get maximum benefit of the software.
  • A corrective action procedure template. Use this to document your corrective action system for ISO 9001 certification. This ties the 8D Manager software to your corrective and preventive action procedure.

Other Benefits of 8D Manager…

  • Multiple users can access the information at the same time. There is no additional pricing for additional licenses.
  • You can customize the forms and reports labels to match your company’s terminology and traceability needs.
  • 8D Manager provides Global 8D reports for reoccurring issues.

Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed.

Within 30 days, if you are not satisfied with 8D Manager, I will refund your money.

8D Manager is only $49.00

Buy Now





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