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…
Homologation in Automotive – A Complete Guide for Suppliers
In the past, suppliers often saw homologation as the final administrative step before product launch – a box to tick once design and…
VDA 6.8 – Supply Chain Process Audit
In May 2024, the new standard VDA 6.8 – Supply Chain Process Audit was introduced. Developed by the German Association of the Automotive…
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….
Understanding Special Characteristics
To maintain high-quality standards organizations are designating Special Characteristics (SCs). They play a crucial role in ensuring product safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction….
Implementing Change Management
There’s one thing that’s always certain to happen and that’s… change! You expect a “normal” day, and something happens which makes you change…
Management review – Effective and without mistakes
Management review is – we dare to call it – the most important activity in quality management system (QMS). It is essential because…
Supplier management – How to work with suppliers in the automotive industry
An organization certified for compliance with ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949: 2016 is obligated to make a certain solutions for supplier management. These…
CAPA: Corrective Action – Preventive Action
“CAPA” … this term is used frequently in the Medical, Aerospace and Automotive sectors and is a fundamental principle of a Quality Management…
Supplier Quality Assurance
For those new to the concept of Supplier Quality Assurance, we are going to break down in real terms where this is applied….
Error proofing or mistake proofing?
You don’t have to even know as a user of your vehicle that during manufacturing there were error proofing or mistake proofing solutions…
Internal auditor in the automotive industry – competences
The automotive industry is one of the most dynamic and demanding industries in the world. The supply chain must meet increasingly higher standards…