Automotive OEMs work in a fast-paced marketplace where quality, safety, regulatory and business standards are increasingly stringent. Automotive parts supplier, Del-Met (Nashville) was faced with the daunting task of establishing a new method for managing important documentation to meet these standards while continuing with production.
Key components of the QS-9000 Quality System Requirements, that suppliers such as Del-Met must meet, are the advanced product quality planning process (APQP) and its product part approval process (PPAP). The automotive industry has to create millions of documents per year that must be controlled and complied with to meet QS-9000 requirements.