Can you tell me if in your process you have a check-down list for new orders? We are looking for something to assist with engineering to ensure all process steps are completed prior to an order going into production.
Example: BOM import completed, Documents completed, Tooling ordered, Tooling received, Open Engineering change notifications, etc. etc
In my experience we usually cover this via our internal ECN/ECO process. the document (hard copy or electronic) Would circulate to all respective groups and processes completed and signed off. sometimes it gets handled in two stages, ECN, then a pre-planning process where a cross functional team meets to review all action items and their status.