Shadowing Practice: Control Plan - What is a Control Plan? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Welcome to Young Business Professionals.
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I'm Felix and this is another video of our automotive know-how video series.
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I will give you an introduction into a so-called control plan.
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which we would like to create a community that shall support each other growing everybody's knowledge.
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Well now let me introduce control plans to you.
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A control plan is making sure
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that the production process of a product is running under controllable
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or manageable circumstances so products without failures respectively products according to customer requirements can be produced.
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It is a tool defined by the IETF 6949 standard, but was also mentioned already within QS 9000.
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It defines important product and process characteristics of a product
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or a product group and specifies how these characteristics have to be monitored.
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The control plan is also part of the AP QP process and is touched the first time in phase two,
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alternatively phase three of the project
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if a control plan for prototypes is being made already then it's touched already in phase two
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but latest you start to use it to be for pre-serial
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components respectively in phase three i have created this chart in
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order to explain a little bit more in detail how a process plan looks like,
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which inputs he's using, what you can do with that tool and what should be the result of using it.
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Within a control plan, you're listing the production process of the product,
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starting from raw materials entering your plant until the finished goods leaving your plant.
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This is already described in a process flowchart, so the information from the flowchart can be carried over to the control plan.
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Each process may influence specific characteristics of the products that will be listed in the control plan as well.
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These characteristics might be special characteristics requested by a customer
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but it might be also usual dimensional characteristics specified on the drawing of the product
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or it might be information derived from the product and process FMEA.
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Once these characteristics are all listed in the control plan, a test method per characteristic is defined in order to make sure that it will be checked.
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You are also defining a checking frequency in the plan
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and actions that have to be initiated once the characteristics cannot be fulfilled.
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So then, during the production of the product,
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this plan is controlling that all these defined requirements will be kept and in case one of them is not kept,
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a specific action is derived that will either make sure
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that the requirements will be fulfilled after some rework action or similar or the product is exiting the process.
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On this way, the control plan makes sure that just products according to defined requirements may leave the company.
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In order to increase your understanding, I have also listed here a number of information that are typically part of a control plan,
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such as the date of creation or the change of the control plan or change level of the control plan,
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customer information, such as the customer part number or similar, the supplier description and location,
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so the production plan of the producing company,
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the part number and part description of the supplier, the engineering change level of the component itself.
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That is important because once you perform an engineering change to the product
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or to the process you need to also revise the control
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plan accordingly the level of the control plan is it used for prototypes is it used for pre-serial production
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or for serial production needs to be marked supplier contact information
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should be available so the customer can get in touch with somebody that can answer some questions on that control plan
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then there should be a process step description based on the process flow chart
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in the best case also the numbers of the pros process flow chart are carried over to the process
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steps in the control plan.
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In addition, special characteristics are included in the control plan and they are marked exclusively.
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Also, the specification of characteristics have to be defined in the control plan,
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such, for example, like tolerances of a dimension
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and also the number of the equipment of the relevant process step in
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which a dimension might be influenced should be mentioned as well as general test methods
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and evaluation techniques should be listed in control plans it's important to add also the test equipment
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and the corresponding test method with which a
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characteristic within its specification has to be tested
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and also a frequency means the number of the tests to be performed per shift
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or per day or per week and needs to be defined
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and also the corresponding control method and very important once there is a deviation detected on one of the dimensions for instance,
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a reaction needs to be derived and so behind each of these
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items that have to be controlled also a reaction plan needs to be added.
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In case you got all these points already on your control plan format, you can be sure that you are on a pretty good level.
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What else is important with regard to control plans?
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You should always be aware about the fact that a control plan is a living file.
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It is always required to keep it up to date and it never reaches a final level, except the product is going out of production.
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Once a drawing, a FMEA or the process flow changes, it is important to also update the control plan accordingly.
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And another important fact that I need to mention is the accord,
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the accordance of drawings or of the drawing FMEA and control plan with regard to special characteristics.
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This is a must-have.
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What does that mean?
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In case there are special characteristics for a product, they must be marked and highlighted in drawing, FMEA and control plan.
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This is making sure that these important characteristics are monitored with a high focus
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and the product can never be failing with regard to these.
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So, that's it.
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I hope you got a rough introduction into control plans.
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We will follow up with further videos handling automotive process topics.
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I hope you enjoyed this video.
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In case you did, I'm looking forward for your likes and your feedback below the video.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This C1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Control Plan - What is a Control Plan?”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: product, process, characteristic, production, defined. This video has 82 sentences and 1115 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:15. The speaker talks at a steady 135 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| characteristic noun | /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/ | A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior. |
| derive verb | /dɪˈɹaɪv/ | To obtain or receive (something) from something else. |
| supplier noun | /səˈplaɪə/ | One who supplies; a provider. |
| automotive adjective | /ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/ | Having the ability to move by itself; self-propelled or self-propelling. |
| dimension noun | /daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/ | A single aspect of a given thing. |
| correspond verb | /ˌkoɹəˈspɑnd/ | To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc. |
| specification noun | An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service. | |
| specify verb | /ˈspɛs.əˌfaɪ/ | To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition. |
| prototype noun | /ˈpɹəʊtətaɪp/ | An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. |
| fulfill verb | /fʊlˈfɪl/ | To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| accordingly adverb | /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/ | Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably. |
| controllable adjective | /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/ | Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command. |
| deviation noun | /ˌdiː.viˈeɪʃən/ | The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road. |
| manageable adjective | /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/ | Capable of being managed or controlled. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
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| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | can be produced · was also mentioned · be monitored |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have created · have also listed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dimension /daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/, deviation /ˌdiː.viˈeɪʃən/, initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/, dimensional /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/
- Long words — get the stress right: characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, automotive /ˌɔtəˈmoʊtɪv/, accordingly /əˈkɔɹ.dɪŋ.li/, controllable /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/, deviation /ˌdiː.viˈeɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like characteristic, derive, supplier.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.