In the article above, we present the third part of our series on English phrases and abbreviations for suppliers producing components for the automotive industry.

TISAX® is a certification used in the automotive industry focusing on secure processing information. Increasingly, it's also a OEM customer requirement that determines a new business assignment.

The Is / Is Not method is an efficient extension of the 5W2H approach used to define problem descriptions. It provides an opportunity to gain a broader perspective on the problem and analyze the risk of potentially non-compliant parts at the customer's site.

Customer Specific Requirements are not limited to quality. In practice, they apply to most of the company's business processes. One proposed method for their identification and management is the use of a requirements matrix.

The CQI-9 Heat Treatment System Assessment is a reference manual from the AIAG group, which is reflected in the Customer Specific Requirements for Tier 1 automotive suppliers.

In the article above, we present the second part of the series on English phrases and abbreviations for suppliers of automotive components.

Flowchart, alongside PFMEA and Control Plan, is one of the three key documents created by the plant during the pre-launch phase. It's important to remember a few rules when defining it.

In parallel with permanent corrective actions (PCA), we must also focus on preventive actions implemented in step D7 of the 8D report, which ensure that the problem does not reoccur.

PPM analysis is one of the risk assessments that an organization can use to calculate the potential for non-conforming products during cooperation with OEMs.

Even though Layered Process Audit (LPA) is not directly required by the IATF, some clients may require it through CSR's. Implementing LPA enables organizations to attain numerous significant cost-reduction benefits.