Driving supplier part approval process excellence with smart manufacturing for automotive
Streamlining the supplier automotive PPAP through closed-loop quality in Smart Manufacturing
Sustainability, disruptive technologies, and supply chain volatility are driving automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and tier suppliers to make more frequent and impactful changes to their products and processes. As a result, effective collaboration and visibility across the supply chain have become increasingly critical and complicated for automakers. To overcome challenges, a comprehensive Smart Manufacturing approach mitigates risks with a closed-loop approach that integrates product design, manufacturing design, quality and the supply chain to safeguard compliance and product integrity. In this webinar, we will explore how a closed-loop quality (CLQ) management approach within a smart manufacturing ecosystem can provide the necessary end-to-end visibility for automotive OEMs and suppliers.
Navigating supplier quality management challenges in a volatile automotive landscape
Fierce competition for the automotive customer continues to place downward pressure on vehicle pricing. As a result, automotive manufacturers of all kinds keep seeking ways to shorten development cycles, boost traceability and reduce costs. As automotive manufacturers know, quality issues arising anywhere in the supply chain have the potential to determine the success or failure of a vehicle model and could even put the OEM's reputation and business at risk. The desire of every automotive company that receives components from a supplier, no matter their tier, is to have confidence in the quality of that supplier's goods.
Adapting supplier quality management strategies to enhance collaboration
With increased product and process changes, automotive manufacturers must closely monitor supplier performance, quality metrics, and project milestones to enable proactive issue identification and timely decision-making. OEMs and tier suppliers struggle to maintain visibility and control over the vast amount of supplier data, documentation, and quality records. Granting the right level of access and permissions for suppliers to collaborate on the part approval process is a delicate balance requiring robust onboarding and management systems.
These challenges around managing information, controlling access, and overseeing work underscore the need for automotive manufacturers to adopt a comprehensive, closed-loop approach to supplier quality management. This approach can enhance collaboration, improve quality assurance, and help navigate the dynamic industry landscape.
Leveraging smart manufacturing capabilities to stay ahead of part approval process
A comprehensive Smart Manufacturing approach mitigates risks with a closed-loop approach that integrates product design, manufacturing design, quality and the supply chain to safeguard compliance and product integrity. Siemens' Smart Manufacturing portfolio includes quality management solutions that enable OEMs and suppliers to break down barriers and adjust processes based on lessons learned.
Design, manufacturing, and quality teams can share the same views about the needed information to continuously improve product and process quality. With continuous improvement and seamless change management, issues are resolved faster, and costs are reduced.
When both OEMs and suppliers implement comprehensive and digital quality management solutions, they exceed the quality targets throughout production, and satisfy customers with reliable and high-quality products.
Enhancing supplier collaboration and quality management for automotive PPAP
In this webinar, we will explore how a closed-loop quality (CLQ) management approach within a smart manufacturing ecosystem can provide the necessary end-to-end visibility for automotive OEMs and suppliers. A CLQ system facilitates a timely, efficient, and comprehensive production part approval process (PPAP/PPA), enabling successful supplier quality management.
We will explore:
- How to streamline the supplier PPAP/PPA process through digital collaboration and traceability
- How manufacturers can proactively identify and mitigate quality issues across the supply chain
- Best practices to drive continuous improvement in products, processes, and supplier relationships
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Valentina Lupo
Solution Domain Expert for Quality Management
Valentina is a Solution Domain Expert for Quality Management at Siemens Digital Industries Software. She has six years of experience at Siemens, starting as an Industry Manager for Discrete Manufacturing in Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) and now focusing on business enablement and marketing awareness of quality management portfolio solutions. Prior to Siemens, Valentina worked in various Quality Management and R&D roles for domestic appliances companies in Italy and Poland, as well as a Project Manager position at an Automotive Tier-supplier company. She holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic of Bari.
Katrin Leyh
Solution Domain Manager Quality
Katrin has earned a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering. After her study, Katrin began her professional career in 1991 with IBS in Germany. With the implementation of production, quality and traceability management solutions IBS was a brand leader in the German-speaking market for over 30 years. Katrin worked in various roles including sales, customer relations and product management. Following the full integration of IBS into Siemens in 2016, Katrin has been responsible for global business development for the Siemens sales and services organization in quality management software. Today, Katrin is the Solution Domain Manager for Digital Manufacturing Quality at Siemens Digital Industries Software.
Katrin Haindl
Product Manager Teamcenter Quality
With over 15 years of experience as a user of quality management systems (QMS) in the automotive sector, Katrin has firsthand knowledge of the challenges posed by "digital gaps" in quality assessment and compliance efforts. Through her involvement in QMS rollouts at various plants and locations, Katrin witnessed how quality management tools, such as for audit and supplier, often operated as standalone software components, resulting in a disconnect between quality processes and the effective integration of lessons learned.
When Katrin joined Siemens Digital Industries Software, she was determined to find a technology solution that could bridge these digital gaps.