# Write a control plan for a production process

A control plan that turns my product and process characteristics into what to check, how, how often, and what to do when it fails.

- Topic: Projects & Operations
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-a-control-plan-for-a-production-process

## Prompt

```text
Help me write a control plan for a production process.

**Part and process:** [part number/name and the operations in order]
**Control plan phase:** [prototype / pre-launch / production]
**Characteristics to control:** [LIST product characteristics (dimensions, appearance, function) and process parameters (temperature, pressure, torque, speed), marking any special or critical ones]
**Specifications:** [nominal and tolerance for each]
**Measurement equipment available:** [gauges, CMM, vision system, test stands]
**Inputs from the PFMEA:** [high-priority risks, or "not done yet"]
**Customer requirements:** [e.g. IATF 16949, customer-specific SPC or inspection rules, or "none"]

For each operation and characteristic, define:
- Specification and tolerance
- Measurement technique and gauge (flag any gauge without a completed MSA)
- Sample size and frequency (e.g. first-off, 5 pieces per hour, 100%)
- Control method (SPC chart, error-proofing, checklist, first/last piece)
- Reaction plan: stop, contain, segregate suspect parts back to the last good check, notify, and who decides restart

Rules:
- Special and critical characteristics need a stronger control than visual inspection, ideally error-proofing or SPC.
- Every high-priority PFMEA risk must map to at least one control; list any that don't.
- Do not invent tolerances or frequencies I haven't given. Use [CONFIRM] where engineering must decide.

Return a table: Op no. | Process/machine | Characteristic | Product/process | Special char. | Spec/tolerance | Measurement method | Sample size | Frequency | Control method | Reaction plan. Then list gaps and open questions.
```

## What to fill in

- part number/name and the operations in order
- prototype / pre-launch / production
- nominal and tolerance for each
- gauges, CMM, vision system, test stands
- high-priority risks, or "not done yet"
- CONFIRM

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