Program Overview
This one-day intensive program offers automotive professionals a comprehensive understanding of supplier quality management across the lifecycle—from initial audits to long-term capability building. Anchored by decades of industry expertise, the course blends conceptual frameworks with real-world case studies and interactive simulations to help participants diagnose, manage, and elevate supplier quality. With a focus on tools like VDA 6.3, 8D problem-solving, FMEA, and digital quality monitoring systems, participants will walk away equipped to handle real compliance challenges, mitigate risk, and co-create value with suppliers. This program is designed to enable quality leaders to move from reactive issue management to proactive continuous improvement with their suppliers.
Features
- Understand key quality frameworks, tools, and global standards applicable to supplier management
- Conduct effective supplier audits and develop improvement plans based on real-time quality data
- Apply structured problem-solving (8D, RCA, CAPA) to address supplier quality issues
- Design and implement supplier continuous improvement initiatives for long-term value
Target audiences
- Supplier Quality Engineers
- Plant QA Professionals
- Procurement Quality Leads
- Supplier Development Managers
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 25 Lessons
- 1 Day
- Foundations of Supplier Quality Management5
- Supplier Audits – Planning to Execution5
- 2.1Audit types: Process, System, Product, Compliance
- 2.2Audit lifecycle: Pre-audit planning, checklists, on-site execution
- 2.3Non-conformance classification & rating methodology
- 2.4Supplier audit tools: VDA 6.3, Layered Process Audits (LPA)
- 2.5Activity: Mock Audit Role Play – Non-conformance Reporting & Closure
- Quality Metrics & Monitoring Systems5
- CAPA, RCA & Problem-Solving with Suppliers5
- Driving Continuous Improvement (CI) in Supplier Ecosystem5
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