Management review is an activity required by standards such as ISO and IATF. In recent years, due to the pandemic accelerating digitization, management reviews have also found a space to be carried out remotely.
What’s the difference between Identification and Traceability?
Identification and traceability are crucial for managing the status of produced parts. Additionally, they are important elements in quality problem analysis, as they help reduce the suspect population of parts and thus lower costs.
Incoming Inspection – 3 management strategies
Incoming Inspection is designed to detect non-compliant parts from sub-suppliers before they reach the production line. When planning it, it is worth knowing the strategies that will help in its better management.
FMEA: Introduction to key Risk Analysis in Automotive
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is an analytical technique that combines technology and implementation team experience. It is used to predict and identify failure modes in a product or process.
Cartoon Engineering – what it is and how to use it in processes improvement
Cartoon Engineering, also referred to as a mock-up, despite being associated with a TV channel known from cartoons, is one of the many well-known tools used in processes improvement.
CQI-15 2nd edition manual key changes and Industry 4.0 challenges
The second edition of the CQI-15 manual covers the latest and most frequently used welding methods and techniques to ensure a consistent management system for welding processes in production facilities and services.
DOJO – How to effectively perform onboarding for production employees
The term "DOJO" comes from Japanese and defines a place for combat sports training. The automotive industry borrowed this phrase and used it for onboarding training of production employees. The core idea is to transfer all necessary knowledge "off the production line" before the employee starts working in the standard cycle at their station.
Risk Analysis in relation to IATF requirements
Risk analysis involves defined activities aimed at achieving better results for the production facility. It is also important to properly integrate these activities into the Quality Management System (QMS) in relation to the given business processes.
Failure / action / effectiveness chart – when to apply during claims management
The use of the above document is mentioned both in the VDA Field Failure Analysis manual and in the customer standards. This is primarily about BMW and Daimler, which mention Failure / action / effectiveness as one of the tools used in warranty returns management.
PPAP Samples: What you need to know before shipment planning for customer approval
The Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) is one of the key activities in the pre-launch phase. It also serves as the culmination activity for Advanced Quality Planning (APQP). To properly prepare for PPAP, we should remember a few basic rules.
