Manufacturing Readiness / 02.08

Engineering Change & Supplier Technical Q&A

Engineering communication must be controlled as the project changes. FactoryFrontier manages supplier technical questions and engineering changes so design intent, approved deviations, and build records stay aligned.

Technical Q&AECO / ECN controlDeviation logClosure status

Why This Is Needed

Uncontrolled engineering communication creates silent drift. A supplier may change a material, move a screw boss, adjust a tolerance, replace a component, or accept a deviation without the whole team understanding the long-term effect.

What FactoryFrontier Does

  • Centralize supplier technical questions and ensure each question has an owner, decision, and record.
  • Manage ECO/ECN discussions, deviation requests, temporary approvals, and permanent changes.
  • Track issue status across sample, pilot, and production preparation stages.
  • Keep documentation aligned after changes: drawings, BOM, CTQ, test plan, packaging, and golden sample notes.

What You Receive

  • Supplier technical Q&A log.
  • Engineering change and deviation control log.
  • Decision record with owners, due dates, and closure status.
  • Updated documentation alignment checklist.

Protect the project from undocumented decisions and supplier-driven drift.

Control Supplier Q&A