THE PLEX SMART MANUFACTURING PLATFORM

BMW GROUP

MINIMUM SYSTEMS

REQUIREMENTS

BMW requires all suppliers to meet a base set of requirements in their procedures and processes. Are you meeting BMW’s minimum systems requirements? Have you consistently achieved a LPKM score of 8 or higher? Plex can help BMW suppliers achieve higher LPKM scores with built-in part requirement controls and shipment verifications.

Go through the checklist below to see if your organization meets the requirements.

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BMW SQM
Requirement

Plex Capability

Micro-Stoppage Analysis

Industrial IoT (IIoT) real-time monitoring at sensor and/or machine level to track, diagnose, and identify root cause

Overall Equipment Effectiveness
(OEE) KPI Tracking

OEE calculations and alerts based on data automatically captured at production interfaces

Corrective Action System

Corrective action system fully integrated with problem control (8D) and ERP data

Operations Standards, Training
and Process Job Qualifications

Control plans, checksheets, document control
Training & skills matrix, operator validation for machine training
Part and process control

Process Control

PFMEA fully integrated with control plans and checksheets

Change Point Control

Parts, engineering change request, program management

Supplier Management

Supplier list, supplier audit, problem control, document control system, supplier ppap, supplier scorecards

Supplier RFQ

Supplier Management
Inspection, Test & Calibration

Control plans, checksheets
Gage control integrated with checksheet

Suspect & Non-conforming Parts
and Abnormal Process

Real-time container tracking, rejection tracking
Problem control integrated with deviation tracking
Deviation tracking integrated with checksheets

Organization

Compliance module, document control system, workflow

Quality Systems & Policies

Customer PPM, internal PPM, supplier PPM problem control (8D), supplier returns, customer returns

Preventive Maintenance

PM maintenance, MRO supplies, tooling management, tool tracking

Lot Control and Traceability

Control panel, serialized inventory management
Heat management
Lot control

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