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Short description to VDA Volume 14
Preventive quality management methods (QM methods) are essential parts of the organization’s respective quality management system. They contribute essentially to the successful corporate management in order to comply with customer requests, to implement robust processes and to launch reliable products onto the market.
For the compliance with national and international requirements from standards and laws, QM methods contribute essentially in the entire product lifecycle (e.g. FMEA in homologation testing).
In the organization the recommendations and requirements for the use of preventive QM methods often lead to the question of the efficiency of such methods.
In the case of the methods that have been used in daily practice for a long time, such as FMEA or SPC, their use is assessed empirically as effective due to the detected failures and/or nonconformities in the process. However, there are not any measuring variables for the objective assessment of the benefits for these as well as for the numerous preventive QM methods recommended by the VDA.
Contents
1 Introduction, Objective 2 Results of the Study 2.1 Frequency of Application of Preventive QM Methods 2.1.1 Intersectoral Research 2.1.2 Survey in the VDA Member Organizations 2.1.3 Intersectoral Exchange of Experiences 2.2 The Benefit of QM Methods 2.2.1 Possibilities for the Assessment of the Benefit 3 Process of Method Selection and Benefit Assessment 3.1 Illustration of the Procedure 3.2 Description of the Six-Step Procedure 4. Explanations and Tables of the Method Selection and Benefit Assessment 4.1 Analyzing the Task/Problem 4.2 Selection of a Method 4.2.1 Method Selection Table 4.2.2 Method Overview during the Product Realization 4.2.3 Method Profiles 4.2.4 Method Prioritization (MBA – Method Benefit Analysis) 4.3 Checking of the Prerequisites 4.3.1 Prerequisites Table for Efficient Use 4.3.2 Explanations of the Prerequisites 4.4 Selection of the Measuring Variables before the Application of the Method 4.4.1 Selection of the Measuring Variables 4.4.2 4.4.2 Measuring Variables Table 4.4.3 Measuring Variables Definitions 4.5 Application of the Method 4.6 Benefit Assessment after Application of the Method 5. Further Economic Feasibility Studies 5.1 Profitability of Preventive Failure Avoidance 5.2 Contribution to the Determination of Costs and Benefits of Preventive QM Methods QFD and FMEA 5.3 Efficiency Assessment of Preventive Quality Management Processes 6 Examples of the 6-Step Procedure 7 List of Acronyms 8 Literature
1
Introduction, Objective
2
Results of the Study
2.1
Frequency of Application of Preventive QM Methods
2.1.1
Intersectoral Research
2.1.2
Survey in the VDA Member Organizations
2.1.3
Intersectoral Exchange of Experiences
2.2
The Benefit of QM Methods
2.2.1
Possibilities for the Assessment of the Benefit
3
Process of Method Selection and Benefit Assessment
3.1
Illustration of the Procedure
3.2
Description of the Six-Step Procedure
4.
Explanations and Tables of the Method Selection and Benefit Assessment
4.1
Analyzing the Task/Problem
4.2
Selection of a Method
4.2.1
Method Selection Table
4.2.2
Method Overview during the Product Realization
4.2.3
Method Profiles
4.2.4
Method Prioritization (MBA – Method Benefit Analysis)
4.3
Checking of the Prerequisites
4.3.1
Prerequisites Table for Efficient Use
4.3.2
Explanations of the Prerequisites
4.4
Selection of the Measuring Variables before the Application of the Method
4.4.1
Selection of the Measuring Variables
4.4.2
4.4.2 Measuring Variables Table
4.4.3
Measuring Variables Definitions
4.5
Application of the Method
4.6
Benefit Assessment after Application of the Method
5.
Further Economic Feasibility Studies
5.1
Profitability of Preventive Failure Avoidance
5.2
Contribution to the Determination of Costs and Benefits of Preventive QM Methods QFD and FMEA
5.3
Efficiency Assessment of Preventive Quality Management Processes
6
Examples of the 6-Step Procedure
7
List of Acronyms
8
Literature
