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Return to TREAD Case Studies MenuTREAD Compliance: Case StudyComplete assessment and reporting solution helps manufacturer effectively comply with government regulations. Snap-on recently implemented the Snap-on TREAD Reporting EngineSM for a Leading Bus Manufacturer to support their Early Warning Reporting requirements for the National Highway Transport Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Transportation Recall Enhancement and Documentation (TREAD) Act. In addition to providing the early warning reports, Snap-on helped the firm to develop a platform on which they could build their own internal analytical reports and proactively find and address potential quality issues quickly. Issue: TREAD Early Warning regulations are complex, difficult to understand and are subject to frequent changes and multiple interpretations. This Bus Manufacturer had concerns as to whether they were properly interpreting the regulations and would be submitting the right data in the correct format. Failure to promptly and accurately submit reports to NHTSA could result in costly fines. In addition, the TREAD-affected companies have to gather data from numerous systems and departments across the organization. This Manufacturer knew they had some of the required data in electronic format, but they were unsure how to link all the data sources together and map them properly to NHTSA standards. The Manufacturer also wanted to understand how best to translate current and historical paper reports into electronic format preferred for the early warning reports. Solution: Initially, the team from Snap-on worked closely with the Manufacturer on a "gap analysis" to assess their current situation and requirement for reaching compliance. This phase included a thorough mapping of the Manufacturer's data systems and creation of a matrix for it to understand specifically which areas needed to be addressed. Then, Snap-on presented a final recommendation for the most effective approach to achieve total compliance. With the Manufacturer in agreement, Snap-on implemented its TREAD Reporting EngineSM and configured it to meet the Manufacturer's needs. The Snap-on TREAD Reporting EngineSM is built on Microsoft technology, the core of which includes an SQL Server database running on Windows 2000/2003 servers. The middle-tier functionality is built using VB, running the services as COM+ components. The presentation layer of the application uses .asp pages hosted on an IIS web server platform. "We would not have been able to comply with the law in a timely manner without help from Snap-on." - Director of Quality & Service, Leading Bus Manufacturer All of the TREAD Reporting EngineSM functionality was tested, fine tuned and retested. Specifically, the Snap-on team performed multiple testing cycles to ensure that the data for the NHTSA reports were properly formatted and accurately constructed from the imported information. Results: By utilizing Snap-on's experience and TREAD Reporting EngineSM, the Manufacturer was able to:
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