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…
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,…
PPAP – Key Process for Quality Assurance in the Automotive Industry
PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) is a crucial procedure in quality management within the automotive industry. It forms the foundation of the quality…
Control Plan
“A control plan is a critical document used in manufacturing to ensure product quality and consistency.” …according to Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG)….
Control Charts
Control charts are one of the key tools of statistical process control (SPC), which allows monitoring the stability and capability of production processes….
MSA – a comprehensive overview based on AIAG and VDA 5 standards
How does the automotive industry know that the measurement results obtained are reliable? Simply put, through “MSA.” Measurement Systems Analysis plays a key…
APQP – project management in the automotive industry
Organizations in the automotive supply chain are required to certify their quality management system for compliance with the requirements of IATF 16949. Of…
Management Commitment in FMEA: A Recipe for Failure
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a powerful tool utilized by industries worldwide to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks. The risk may…
Failure chain in FMEA
Failure chain appears in the context of risk management. Risk management is only possible when it is quantified. Depending on the type of…
FMEA in IATF 16949:2016
Risk management, thanks to the amendment of ISO 9001 in 2015, has become an element of organizational culture. This means, in practice, its…
Core tools – why they are so important?
Organizations in the automotive supply chain are required to certify their quality QMS for compliance with the requirements of IATF 16949. Of course,…