Why Is the Quality Manager Not the Only Person Responsible for Quality?
A customer complaint arrives. Process performance falls below target. An audit identifies a nonconformity. In many organizations, everyone immediately turns to the Quality…
You Found the Gaps – How to Turn Audit Findings into Everyday Readiness
The audit is over. Your organization has received the report, and the findings have been entered into a tracker with owners and deadlines….
The Most Common Gaps Before an Audit – and Why They Do Not Start in the Quality Department
When an external audit – such as a customer or certification audit – is approaching, many organizations activate the same mechanism. The quality…
Audit Readiness – How to Identify Gaps Before the Auditor Does
Audit readiness often becomes a priority only when the audit date is already approaching. Suddenly, the FMEA needs updating. Someone starts checking for…
Project Management According to VDA MLA – How to Manage Risk, Quality, and Customer Trust
VDA MLA addresses a challenge many Quality Managers and project leaders in the automotive industry know too well: “We passed the customer project…
CQI Special Processes – How to Effectively Implement AIAG Assessments?
In many automotive organizations, IATF requirements related to manufacturing process audits and CSR expectations, as well as AIAG CQI special processes guidelines, exist…
ISO 17025 in automotive – from measuring equipment to measurement uncertainty
Why is ISO 17025 becoming increasingly important in the automotive industry? More and more organizations are asking the same question: is our measurement…
Supplier Audit in Times of Supply Chain Instability
Imagine a scenariowith supplier audit that is no longer exceptional in the automotive industry. An OEM shifts volumes from week to week. Purchasing…
SPC AIAG VDA Yellow Volume – A Complete Guide to Process Stability and Capability
SPC AIAG VDA Yellow Volume makes us to raise the question: is a process with Cpk = 1.75 always safe? In many organizations,…
Quality Management System Planning for the New Year
Quality Management System Planning in a new year is a natural milestone for most organizations. On the one hand, it is a time to close…
Recruitment For the Quality Department
Recruitment for the quality department has always required precision. Yet today, in an era shaped by artificial intelligence, data-driven decision-making and automation, it…
VDA Field Failure Analysis – How to Analyze Defective Parts from the Market?
VDA Field Failure Analysis is a solution for: when a “broken” part turns out to be fine.Every driver knows this scenario: something rattles,…