{"id":52459,"date":"2024-10-23T08:32:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T06:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.symbol.nl\/uncategorized\/from-theory-to-practice-junior-consultant-at-stoneridge\/"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:45:17","slug":"from-theory-to-practice-junior-consultant-at-stoneridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.symbol.nl\/en\/news-blog\/from-theory-to-practice-junior-consultant-at-stoneridge\/","title":{"rendered":"From Theory to Practice: Junior Consultant at Stoneridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section &#8211; Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.symbol.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Een-titel-toevoegen-4.png&#8221; min_height=&#8221;191px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-9px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||36px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; 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Now he knows all the terms associated with a PPAP &#8211; such as PSW and PCN &#8211; like the back of his hand. &#8220;Because of Symbol&#8217;s intensive guidance, I thought, &#8216;This is going to be good!'&#8221; In this blog, he talks about his experiences.    <\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-24px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px|||18px||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Immediately enthusiastic<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I got to know Symbol during my time as team manager of the Solar Team Eindhoven, a TU Eindhoven student team,&#8221; Wisse begins. &#8220;With this team we built the Stella Terra, the first off-road car that runs on energy from the sun. 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Symbol was a partner in this project. When I was asked if I wanted to come work for Symbol until the start of my master&#8217;s in September 2024, I was immediately excited. It employs passionate people with many different backgrounds, it dovetailed well with my studies in Technical Business Administration \u00e1nd they offered me a challenging assignment. 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This leading supplier of camera and monitor systems for commercial and industrial vehicles supplies top manufacturers worldwide.<br \/>\nHe says, &#8220;In this industry, changes made to products must be well documented and communicated with customers. 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A change was made in this camera that improved the robustness of the product and reduced field failures. &#8220;I created a work instruction for the PCN. With this you communicate to customers that a change is going to take place and ask which documents they would like to receive for this.<br \/>\nBy default, a PPAP consists of 18 documents, but not all of them are required for every customer. For each customer, I documented the requirements. I also made an overview of who needed to be informed by mail and who through their own customer portal. For customers with their own portal, I made the login information transparent, as it was often missing. And I updated the data of our internal contact persons and account managers for all customers. The result: short- and long-term overview.&#8221;        <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>A workable work instruction<\/h2>\n<p>For the work instructions for the PPAP and PCN of the FAMOS amendment, an existing template from Stoneridge served as the basis.<br \/>\n&#8220;That way it could easily be integrated into the organization,&#8221; Wisse says. &#8220;I created a process flow diagram showing all the steps in the process, describing who was responsible for which step and when that person expected to finish his or her work. <\/p>\n<p>Based on feedback from internal colleagues and from Peter Broks &#8211; Symbol&#8217;s senior consultant with whom I sparred weekly &#8211; a final product that was workable for Stoneridge emerged. For example, the first version was very detailed, but I learned that sometimes you have to leave out information so that people will actually use something.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Long-term improvements<\/h2>\n<p>Wisse worked on several sustainable improvements. &#8220;The FAMOS change required both general work instructions and customer-specific work instructions. This was a great example of working in practice versus standardizing my work to enable long term improvement. In fact, the work instructions are transferable.<br \/>\nFurthermore, I worked out the PCN procedure for the internal organization so that Stoneridge could make a change faster.<br \/>\nTheir current PCN was in fact not comprehensive, which caused a lot of questions from customers.<br \/>\nYou want to avoid these questions because they take time and thus cause delays. In addition, I created a work instruction for my successor. My work, Customer Quality that is, is becoming more and more important and more documentation is needed, but it is difficult to find quality people. So a good handover document is very desirable.&#8221;      <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The lessons of the Junior Consultant<\/h2>\n<p>Wisse himself has also learned a lot &#8211; more than he previously thought would be possible in six months. &#8220;For example, I learned how to make sure people are involved internally and externally and know what their role is. You do that by making a clear schedule of your work and coordinating it with everyone involved. I also learned how to deal with people who are always busy, people who prefer to work without planning and people who talk or don&#8217;t talk about many details. I also learned how important it is to have an orderly workplace, both digitally and physically. And I learned how important it is for commitment and togetherness to see each other physically. You have to be wherever it is that production takes place.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.symbol.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/stoneridge_orlaco_camera_3.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;stoneridge_orlaco_camera_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Involvement with Symbol<\/h2>\n<p>Although Wisse was at Stoneridge full-time, he always remained involved with Symbol. &#8220;I saw my colleagues, for example, at the quarterly meeting or a consultancy day. Weekly I sparred with Peter, as mentioned above, who occasionally stopped by Stoneridge as well. That was very valuable and educational for both me and the organization. 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