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8D

Eight Disciplines

The standard response to a complaint, from forming a team to preventing recurrence.

Steps D1 to D8: team, problem description, containment, root cause, corrective actions, implementation and verification, prevention, closure. Automotive customers expect the report in this layout.

What it looks like in the system

8D is a methodology of the CAPA card: you fill in steps D1 to D8 in the system, linked to the NCR and the action list.

CAPA card with the 8D methodology: steps D1 to D6 filled in the system
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