One of the basic activities that are carried out as part of the Quality Management System is the appropriate description of the company's processes. The Turtle Diagram is a practical tool that allows to complete this stage of creating a Process Cards.
Physical Security – 10 Effective Practices Which You Need To Know during TISAX implementation
Physical security is one of the elements assessed to obtain the TISAX label. Before preparation for this activity, it's helpful to learn about 10 effective practices that will avoid non-compliance during third party audit and improve the physical safety of the production facility.
How to remotely perform a management review – case study
Management review is an activity that is required, among others, by ISO and the IATF standard. In recent years, due to the pandemic accelerating digitization, the management review has also found a space to be carried out remotely.
What is the difference between Identification and Traceability
Identification and traceability are two crucial terms which are very important from produced part status managing point of view. In addition, it is an important element of the quality problem analysis, as it allows to reduce the suspect population of parts and thus reduce 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 automotive key risk analysis
Failure Method and Effects Analysis is an analytical technique combining technology and implementation team experience. It is used to predict the identification of failure modes for 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
DOJO term comes from Japanese and defines a place for combat sports training. The automotive industry borrowed this phrase and used it to perform onboarding training for production employees. The very idea relates to the transfer of all necessary knowledge "off the production line" before the employee starts working in the standard cycle at the station.
Risk Analysis in relation to IATF requirements
Risk analysis are defined activities aimed at achieving a better result of the production facility. It should also be remembered to properly integrate them in the Quality Management System (QMS) in relation to the given business processes.