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SimpleQuE was an exhibitor at the 2021 Southern Automotive Conference (SAC) in Birmingham, Alabama October 13-15, 2021, where the theme was “Made in the South”. That has become more evident over the last 3 decades as manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Mazda, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (a new joint venture), Honda, Kia, Nissan, Hyundai, Tesla, BMW, PACCAR,…
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To answer your questions on automotive quality management system auditing, The International Automotive Oversight Bureau (IAOB) and Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have created a YouTube channel that covers important topics from the IATF 16949® standard and rules. Categories are divided by topics and each has a video that is usually less than…
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Part 5: Automotive Restart: IATF 164949® and Employee Safety The last of our Automotive Restart series looks at the biggest challenge – Employee Safety and how an organization plans for implementing a work environment that will minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Making the safety and health of your employees a priority will ensure…
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Part 4: Automotive Restart: IATF 16949® and Contingency Planning Contingency planning is the topic of Part 4 of the Automotive Restart series. As evidenced when the COVID-19 pandemic brought everything to a screeching halt, it’s critical to plan for unforeseen problems or circumstances. The IATF 16949® defined tool to prepare for those issues, emergencies, and…
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Part 3: Automotive Restart: IATF 16949® and Managing Change On the road to recovery, changes will occur, and Part 3 of the five-part series considers the ISO 9001 and IATF 16949® requirements and managing changes. As mentioned in Part 2 of this series – Customer Satisfaction, disruptions due to the pandemic and affecting restart could…
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Part 2: Automotive Restart: IATF 16949® and Customer Satisfaction Part 2 of simpleQuE’s five-part series focuses on customer satisfaction and the IATF 16949® requirements during the automotive restart process. One can envision the disruptions that may be present during this automotive restart activity. In Part 1 Remaining Compliant to IATF 16949®, we included some of…
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Part 1: Automotive Restart: Remaining Compliant To IATF 164949® Part 1 of our series focuses on the automotive restart and the importance of remaining compliant with IATF 16949®. We begin with the 4 M’s of your processes and consider the IATF 16949® requirements during this restart process. The 4 M’s – Materials, Methods, Manpower and…
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The automotive industry is ready to restart on the road to recovery. During this challenging recovery period, simpleQuE shares some thoughts and considerations concerning the restart of the automotive industry. GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler may be ready to restart U.S. production on May 18. Toyota is targeting the week of May 11. VW is…
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This simpleQuE infographic shows the distribution of IATF 16949® certifications worldwide by region. as of October 2019 There was a total of 75,970 certified sites, with China holding almost 50% of the global certifications. China’s high percentage of certifications is due to the country’s mandate for IATF 16949® certification all the way down the supply…
Read MoreJanesville Acoustics (now Motus Integrated Technologies) successfully transitions to IATF 16949® . Janesville was founded in 1874 to manufacture cotton rolls and batting for the furniture industry. The company shifted to the transportation market with the rise of mass-produced automobiles, and today with more than 1,000 employees, is one of the world’s largest producers of…
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