Let’s review IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Course from a different lens today. IATF 16949 Standard is a standardization tool that acts and embeds continuous improvement strategies into the organizations roots and quality management system. Likewise, it is a very important tool to drive leadership. When we talk about leadership role, we need to be clear, Leadership trait is not position dependent, everyone needs the trait to be successful in day-to-day activities.
Communication we have within teams, between cross function team, with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders’ needs strong interpersonal and intrapersonal trait. Therefore IATF 16949 plays a vital role in building leadership skills that extend far beyond compliance.
Kadmar Consultants knows leadership and processes are the 2 strong entity that can shape organization success. How do we help incorporate these entities into the organization? The answer is simple through Kadmar Consultants customized training.
This IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Training helps professionals to understand the Quality Management System and be able to understand the gap in the current system, device strategies to overcome it and be audit ready throughout the year for external or customer audits.
The standard helps build and develop risk-based thinking and approach towards all situation and decision-making activities. Internal auditors review the processes, accesses all the possible risks and if actions are in place to mitigate it. Strategic thinking gets engraved into their day-to-day task and whenever there is a problem, they apply the strategy of fixing it at that point in time and taking measure to eliminate it from happening again.
The standard helps build effective communication skill and understand the communication channel that is the rarest skill people can possess. Conflict management and constructive feedback is the most important skill most of the leaders have trouble applying in the right way and they are the key of achieving effective communication. Auditors that go through the proper training understands audit is not a policing act but an improvement strategy. When they audit and interact with cross functional team with the right perception they convey feedback constructively, motivating teams to embrace change.
The course trains participants to analyze problem before jumping into root cause analysis. Most of the organizations work on symptom root cause analysis instead of problem root cause analysis and therefore encounter repeat issues. They understand Plan Do Check Act cycle approach and perform activities in continuous cycle.
Auditors who understand the standard knows all the activities within the organization move around the organization scope and therefore understand all departments have a unified objective. This induces synergy and helps cross function teams to work together in achieving the scope and amplifies engagement from top to down.
The course is ideal for professionals in the automotive sector, including:
This training helps organization to understand apart from auditing, interviewing, identifying non-conformities, and implementing corrective actions to embrace leadership roles and techniques that will lead organization in new horizon.
IATF 16949 standard has leadership traits engraved in it. Each clause contains leadership pointers that encourages employee engagement, scope understanding, proactive approach and risk-based thinking. It influences activities in the organization to revolve around the scope that induces synergy between cross functional team.
This course should not be role specific, and all leaders should be exposed to the standard from the leadership standpoint. Still some suggestion includes,
Course duration varies by provider but typically ranges from 3 to 5 days, including practical exercises, workshops, and real-world auditing.
Yes, participants usually receive an IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Certificate, which demonstrates their competence to audit internal processes and lead quality improvement initiatives.
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Author: Asma Rashid
IATF 16949 Core Tool is the framework for a strong Quality Management System. Apart from being a mandate requirement for automotive, manufacturing are now also acknowledging its importance. It plays a vital role in product launch and establishing built in quality. As organizations are coming together in the North America region, they are understanding the benefit of the Core tools application. The Automotive Core Tools — APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA — is driving changes and high improvements. It embeds built in quality value in the roots of the organizations culture.
Without proper training and skillset, organizations can not achieve the intended results of the core tool. Poor core tool application leads to poor process controls, delay in product launch, high defect rate, increase 3rd party cost and line stoppage at customer end. This further weakens the Quality Management System and jeopardizes the certification.
Kadmar Consultants just not provide a training— We empower individuals by providing the correct practical knowledge aligned with the organization’s scope.
Let’s discuss the IATF 16949 Core Tools and how you can integrate them in your Quality Management System to get maximum benefit out of it:
Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
APQP is a primarily tool that promotes built in quality. It assesses risks at each stage of product development from concept phase till product has delivered and performed as required. APQP has 5 phases:
Planning Phase: In this phase you will gather information from the customer on product requirements and expectation such as drawing and spec, material requirement, special characteristic, GD&T and regulatory requirements. It is important to carryout preliminary feasibility study to answer all the questions; can we make the product? Can we meet the design? Do we have the resource, technology?
To have an answer for all these questions, the feasibility report needs to review technical capability. Review machine, tool and measurement capability. Is .001” tolerance achievable by our current tooling and machine? Do we have measurement equipment for tight tolerance? Review special processes needed (coating, welding, painting) and supplier feasibility. Can we support the volume? Review process capability and Takt Time and finally capital investment needed.
Product Design & Development: This phase helps us understand how to make the product effectively. The drawing and spec are finalized in this stage by validating all the GD&T, assembly, finish and material requirements are achievable and controls are defined for special characteristics. DFMEA, Prototype Control Plan, and preliminary tests are completed to validate design meets all functional, safety, and customer requirements.
Process Design & Development: This phase revolves around defining, validating and documenting the correct process with controls in place based on the risks associated with it. This phase is directly linked to PPAP. Process Flow, Process FMEA, Production Control Plan, Inspection Test Plan, Work Instructions, SOPs, Process Capability, Packaging & Material Handling are the outcome of 3rd phase.
Product and Process Validation: This phase is the final validation of product and process. It includes Production trial runs, PPAP submission, Final product testing.
Phase 5: Feedback, Assessment, and Corrective Action: Ongoing improvement and maintenance of product and process.
PPAP is a tool that provides the key requirements to the suppliers that are mandatory to fulfil to prove quality standard and quality product. There are 5 levels of PPAP. PPAP Level 1 includes Part Submission Warrant (PSW) submission to customer only. The 2nd Level involves PSW, Product Samples and Limited supporting documents to customer. Level 3 adds complete layer of supporting documents. The 4th Level is PSW with Specific customer requirements. Finally the last level is PSW, Product Samples, Complete document, and Customer witness at supplier.
FMEA is a strategic proactive tool used to anticipate failure associated with each step of the process from start to finish. A great risk assessment tool that helps organization to mitigate risk and achieve operational excellence. This helps eliminate repeat issue, reduce process waste and scrap, help achieve On Time Delivery and builds the foundation for strong Quality Management System. FMEA helps evaluate the combined effect of severity, probability and current controls and guides through the next step of building robust system with built in quality.
SPC is quality control tool that helps to collect, analyze and monitor trend that aids in problem analysis and solution. This will help identify true root cause of the actual problem instead of the symptom that most of the organizations are globally facing. There is list of quality control tools included in SPC Control Charts, Process Capability, Histogram, Pareto Analysis, Scatter Diagram, Fishbone Diagram, Run Charts, Check Sheets, Process Flow Diagram, Scatter Diagram, Statistical tools.
Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
MSA determines the capability of the measurement system. It helps validate you have the correct tool and resource to verify your Quality Management System. Tools MSA includes are Gage R&R, Bias Study, Linearity Study, Stability Study, Resolution / Sensitivity Check, Attribute Agreement Analysis, Control Charts for Measurement Systems.
Kadmar Consultants provides IATF 16949 Implementation for manufacturers and automotive organizations globally with regional support across Canada and the United States.
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Author: Asma Rashid