Robust Production Processes

Description

Industry in Europe, particularly the automotive industry, is undergoing significant changes. Market globalization continues to progress, and the industry is exposed to increasing international competition.

At the same time, cost pressure is enormous. In international comparisons, production and manufacturing costs in Europe are clearly higher than in competing countries. These disadvantages can only be offset through greater innovation, higher technical content, and improved productivity.

Certification according to IATF 16949 also implies, in a broader context, continuous efforts to reduce defects, losses, and variations throughout the supply chain.

This current volume, Robust Production Processes, provides guidance on the following topics:

• How are robust production processes implemented?

• How are robust production processes evaluated or measured?

• How are influencing factors and failures managed?

• How can existing production processes be improved?

Table of Contents (Summary)

1 Introduction
2 Overview of the overall concept

3 Prerequisites for a robust production process
3.1 Corporate culture
3.2 Product development and planning process
3.3 Minimum requirements for quality functions at a production site
3.4 Logistics concepts
3.5 Risk management – preventive failure handling

4 Checkpoints

5 Standards for robust production processes
5.1 Basic standards for internal production processes
5.2 Supplier management
5.3 Monitoring and control
5.4 Failure handling

6 Roadmap covering standards, guidelines, and methods
6.1 Methods and guideline roadmap for the VDA volume
Robust Production Processes

7 Appendix
7.1 Glossary and abbreviations
7.2 Checklists
7.3 Examples of standards