1. How To ..... for CAR
1.1. Finding A Corrective Action Request Record
Enter Quality/Engineer/Corrective Action Request(CAR/Corrective Action Request (CAR)

The following screen will appear:
 



Depress the Find Record action button.
 
The following selections will be displayed:
 
 

Find by CAR Number

Depressing the Find by CAR Number button, will display the following listing of all of the Open CAR Numbers available.

Type the CAR Number into the red box or highlight and Double Click to select.


Find by CAR Problem Type

Selecting the Find by CAR Problem Type option, will display the following listing of Open records.

Type the problem type into the red box or highlight and double click.
The following selection screen will appear:

Type the CAR Number into the red box or highlight the selection and double click.


Find by Closed CAR Number
 

Selecting the find by Closed CAR number, will display the following listing of Closed CAR’s.

Type the CAR Number into the red box or highlight the selection and double click.

 
Find by Closed CAR Problem Type
 

Selecting the Find by Closed CAR Problem Type, will display the following listing:

Type the CAR problem type into the red box or highlight the selection and double click.

A list of all closed CAR's for that problem will appear:

Type the CAR number into the red box or highlight and double click.
 
1.2. Adding a Corrective Action Record
Enter Quality/Engineering/Corrective Action Request(CAR)/Corrective Action Request (CAR)
 
The following screen will be displayed:
 

Depress the Add Record action button. The following screen will be displayed: 
 
 

 Enter the CAR Description. 

Depress on the down arrow to select the CAR Type:

If you select Work Center/Dept, a further selection screen will appear.

Select one Work Center or Department.  Upon selection, the name of that Work Center will appear in the Work Center/Department box.
 

 
If you selected Customer or Supplier from the above as the CAR Type, a further selection screen will appear:
 
The Supplier List will be sorted by Supplier Number.  The Customer List will be sorted by Customer Name in Alphabetical Order.
 
The name of the Customer or Supplier will appear in the Customer/Supplier Name box.
 
 
 
 
Enter the Due Date and New Due Date. 

Depress on the down arrow to select whether the problem is Major or Minor.


Depress the down arrow next to the Number Type field.  The following list will appear:
 
Select the type applicable to the CAR.
 
Enter in the Number, Work Order, DMR or RMA and the ISO element.
 
 
 
Depress the Assign button and a list of employees will appear that have Add or Edit access rights to the CAR module setup in the ManEx System Security module.  Users with “Supervisor Rights” will automatically have access.

Make the selection for the Team Members.

Depress the OK  button. 

 
Depress the Observation Tab to enter - Description of Condition, Apparent Cause, and  Actual Cause information.  Within this screen user can also Load a Picture if applicable.
 
 
Depress the Corrective Action tab  to enter the Corrective Action and Follow Up and Review information.
 
 
Once user has completed adding all the pertain information for the CAR.  They may depress the Save button to save the changes or depress the Abandon Changes button to abandon all changes.
 
 The completed screen should appear as follows:
 
 
 
Depress the Open List tab - The Due Date, New Due Date, CAR Number and CAR Type will be displayed for all open records.
 

 
 
 
Depress the Edit button and the Approval lists will be enabled: 

To enter a percentage of completion, place the cursor in the % Completion column.   Enter in the percentage completed.  Depress the Enter key.  You will be prompted for the password.  The password entered must “match” the name of the user.  

 
The user may then depress the CAR tab to view the Team Member Project Status of completion graph.
 
 
 
To obtain a 3D version, depress the 2D/3D  button.
 
 
 
1.3. Editing a Corrective Action Request Record
Find the CAR of interest and the following screen will appear:
 
 



Depress the Edit record and the following fields will become activated on the Open List screen:  
 

 


Depress the down arrow next to each or desired fields.  A list of employees will display.  Note:  That an entry in the CAR Completed By field will Close the record.
Depress the CAR tab and the following fields are activated when editing a record:




Depress the Observation tab enter any Description of Condition, Apparent Cause, or Actual Cause information.  

 
 
 
If you wish to load a picture, depress the Load Picture  button.  The following dialog box will be displayed.
 
 
Select a bit map image/file you want to load by highlighting and double clicking.  The load picture will display the image loaded.
 

  

 

   

Depress the Corrective Action tab -  and enter any Corrective action and/or Follow Up & Review information: 
 

 

Once the desired information has been entered into the appropriate locations, depress the Save Button, and enter your password.