Agilent Technologies system manual Page 17 of, Research and Development, Doc # epsg1026386

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EMG Business Management System Manual		Doc # epsg1026386
Rev. 112		Page 17 of 35

6. Research and Development

R&D and Divisions have the responsibility of designing products to meet customer requirements and Agilent design and quality standards. (7.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.5, 7.3.7, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 8.4, 8.5.1)

6.1Product Life Cycle (PLC):

The EMG Product Lifecycle (PLC) is a phase review process for cross-organizational and cross business teams from the point where product development resource involvement begins (CON = concept) through eventual product obsolescence (CLO = closure)). The PLC focuses on a series of checkpoints and milestones, along with a specific set of deliverables for each. The PLC embodies the Shewhart Cycle (Plan, Do, Check, & Act)

The guidelines established here are to set and communicate quality objectives, expectations, and responsibilities of each organizational area at each phase of product lifecycle culminating in Quality

Sign off** (click on QSO form checklist).

EMG PLC web site: http://www.soco.agilent.com/org/pge/PLC/plc.htm

**Note: Quality Sign-off confirms that the requirements for 1) products regulations, 2) environmental test, 3) reliability and accelerated life testing, 4) specifications/DFx /Quality Objective setting, 5) product stewardship 6) Whole Product Support Plans.…etc. have been met.

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