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In large projects, a single contractual document often known as the Contract End Item (CEI) governs the final product design. Each requirement of the contract is individually numbered to allow for ...

Design Inputs, Design Outputs, and Traceability matrices present a challenge to almost all industries that apply design controls. Typically, these cause the creation and maintenance of duplicate ...

Traceability is becoming increasingly important in most engineering projects, if only on the grounds of ‘good practice,’ and it is specifically required for projects that have to meet safety standards ...

What Is Traceability and Why Is it Needed? Markets today depend on supply chains to deliver the advanced products on which modern economies run. Sub-components are sourced from manufacturers with ...

What is all the fuss about traceability? If it is that important, should it be handled by a compliance group? Delegating to a separate team would be the preference for most design and verification ...

It's time for medtech engineers to boycott Microsoft Excel as a means of design controls traceability. I've always had a personal aversion to using Microsoft Excel (or any spreadsheet program) for ...