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Discovering the VDA core tools, referenced in IATF 16949, and the specificities of German OEM – #95
Context
You would like to:
- Have an overview of the main system requirements issued by German automotive manufacturers.
- Better integrate the IATF16949: 2016 requirements on the implementation of customer specific requirements.
- Be more comfortable during your customers’ audits to understand their expectations with regard to the additional requirements of German manufacturers.
Objectives
- Discover the main quality tools deployed in the German automotive industry.
- Â Identify the gap between your current situation and the requirements.
- Define the actions needed to deploy the requirements of the German automotive manufacturers in addition to the VDA requirements.
Recommanded for
- Quality / QHSE managers, engineers and technicians.
- Product development managers, engineers and technicians.
- Methods/Industrialization Managers, Engineers and Technicians.
- Production managers, engineers and technicians.
- System and process auditors (VDA6.3, FIEV 2.0, …) internal and suppliers.
- Auditors
Prerequisites
Knowledge of quality management principles in the automotive industry is an advantage.
Pedagogy
- At the end of each module, a synthesis is made by the participants who self-assess their level of knowledge of the key points of the manuals studied.
- A final summary is made at the end of the training to highlight the main key points identified by the participants, and their action plan for upgrading.
Evaluation mode
- Knowledge test (MCQ).
Course materials
- Participant file containing the presentations delivered during the training and the exercise materials.
To go further
Trainings :
- Project management in the German automotive industry – MLA (Maturity Level Assurance for new parts) according to VDA – #933
- Field Failure Analysis according to VDA – #945
- VDA 6.5 – Product Auditor Qualification – #944
- VDA 6.3: 2016 – Process Auditor Qualification – #941
- VDA 2 – Product and Production Process Qualification (PPA) – #943.
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Presentation of the VDA manuals:
- The VDA and VDA-QMC
- The VDA red books and the VDA blue gold books
The guide manual «maturity level assurance for new parts» :
- The scope of application.
- Determining the criticality of a part under development.
- Supplier management according to criticality.
- The planning of the different milestones for the maturity assessment.
- The assessment at each milestone
- Comparison exercise with the AIAG APQP
The VDA 2 manual “Production process & product approval” (PPA):
- The scope of application
- The key points of the approach
- Planning of the PPA process between the customer and the supplier
- The content of the PPA file according to the submission levels
- Acceptance of the items in the file
- Controlling changes with the « trigger matrix ».
- Comparison exercise with the AIAG PPAP
- Focus on the FMEA AIAG-VDA.
The guide manual “A process description covering special characteristics”( SC) :
- The definition of special characteristics.
- The rules for archiving documents and records in connection with the VDA 1 manual.
The VDA 5 manual “capability of measurement processes”:
- Definitions of measurement systems, measurement processes.
- Analysis of the causes of variation in measurement results
- The global synoptic to qualify a measurement process.
- The determination of the capabilities of measurement systems Cg, Cgk.
- The determination of the uncertainties of measurement of the measurement processes
The VDA 6.3 manual “Process Audit” :
- Scope and key points.
- The preliminary P1 evaluation of a supplier, and the evaluation by fire.
- The P2 to P4 assessment : overview of the assessed issues.
- The P5 assessment : an overview of the issues assessed.
- Presentation of the Crosby Turtle principles.
- P6 to P7 assessment: overview of questions assessed.
- Rules for scoring and downgrading.
The VDA 6.5 “Product Audit” manual:
- Presentation of the key points.
- Comparison between product audit / requalification / layout inspection.
- Classification of defects and calculation of the QCN index.
- Exercise to identify audit criteria.
The “Field failure analysis” guide manual :
- Overview of the warranty return parts analysis process.
- Details of the “NTF No Trouble Found” phase.
IATF and customer specific requirements:
- Customer specific requirements related to the system and the product.
- Deployment in the process approach.
- CSR audit by the third party auditor.
The specific requirements of VW.
The specific requirements of BMW.
The specific requirements of DAIMLER.

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