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WorksheetsCQI-9
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following best explains why heat treatment is considered a "special process" under CQI-9?
It requires specialized equipment only
Its results can be verified by visual inspection
The final product quality cannot be fully verified by inspection alone
It does not require operator training
Who is responsible for defining authorization to establish heat treat process specifications?
Operators
Quality Manager
A responsible person defined in Section 1
Customers
What is the maximum allowed time for cascading newly received and reviewed customer standards?
1 week
2 weeks
3 weeks
1 month
What type of problem-solving approach is required by CQI-9 for addressing customer concerns?
Trial-and-error method
Brainstorming only
Disciplined problem-solving approach
Customer audit review
Internal assessments using AIAG HTSA must be performed at least:
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
Bi-annually
What is the role of backup or secondary personnel in management documentation?
To replace operators
To ensure continuity in case primary responsible is unavailable
To supervise maintenance work only
To train auditors
The organization must have documented ______ to define management and supervisory functions in heat treatment.
Training records
Job descriptions
Work instructions only
Customer contracts
In CQI-9, training effectiveness must be demonstrated through:
Attendance records
Competence evidence in performing tasks
Management review notes
Customer scorecards
What is the main requirement for process specifications?
They must exist as verbal instructions
They must identify all process steps and parameters with tolerances
They must be reviewed only during audits
They must be approved by customers directly
A major rebuild or modification that impacts product characteristics requires:
A simple operator note
Process validation on production loads
No validation if equipment is new
Customer audit
Process validation should be performed under:
Laboratory conditions only
Full production loads with intended fixtures
Simulation tests without actual parts
Customer demonstration only
What is the acceptable guideline for selecting test samples during load testing?
Random locations only
Locations used for Temperature Uniformity Surveys
Customer-preferred locations only
Operator-selected parts
Which indices can be used to demonstrate process compliance?
Cp, Cpk
RPN only
OEE only
MTBF
The procedure for rework/reprocessing must include:
New process control sheet with modified parameters
Verbal instructions from supervisors
Customer PPAP waiver only
Operator confirmation
Before any rework using an unapproved method, the Tier 1 supplier must:
Notify the OEM
Approve internally only
Ask operator permission
Skip rework entirely
In-process and final test frequencies are defined by:
Operators
Process Tables
Management reviews
Customer audits
Thermocouples must be calibrated:
After each use
Before first use and within the range they will be used
Every 10 years
Only if customers request
SAT (System Accuracy Test) checks apply to:
Furnaces only
Control, monitoring, and recording thermocouples
Operators
Safety systems only
Temperature uniformity surveys (TUS) must be conducted:
Daily
Per requirements in Process Tables
Once per furnace lifetime
Only after maintenance
Which alarms must be checked at least quarterly?
Non-safety alarms
Alarms listed as high probability of causing non-conformance
All alarms every day
Operator alarms only
Protection tubes for thermocouples must be:
Painted yearly
Checked or replaced per PM schedule
Ignored until failure
Verified by customer
Job Audit requires reviewing actual production jobs against:
Management expectations
Documented process control plan and PFMEA
Customer audits only
Maintenance procedures
Which of the following is checked in a job audit?
Operator qualifications
Actual compliance of the job with process specs
Supplier PPAP submission
Plant financial budget
How often must Job Audits be performed?
Monthly
Annually at minimum
Daily
When a problem occurs only
Aluminum heat treatment processes fall under:
Process Table A
Process Table C
Process Table D
Process Table H
Process Tables define:
Furnace supplier contracts
Minimum frequency for process checks
Marketing costs
Customer complaints
If a heat treater skips a required frequency in process tables, what must be obtained?
Customer written approval
Supplier verbal approval
Operator agreement
HR confirmation
Your organization performs nitriding using plasma (ion) technology. Which process table should be referenced?
Table B
Table H
Table G
Table E
In Process Table D (Induction Heat Treating), which of the following is critical to ensure repeatable hardening depth?
Coil design and positioning
Operator shift schedule
Packing density of the parts
Batch size only
A customer requires powder metallurgy gears with high hardness directly from sintering, without quenching. Which process table applies?
Table G
Table E
Table I
Table H
Which process table would cover hot stamping of structural automotive parts (e.g., B-pillars)?
Table H
Table I
Table B
Table D
