In a five-day, intensive training coaching session, we offer a combination of the core tools, using the OEM-approved http://www.iaob.org/oem_req.html  material.  General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and DaimlerChrysler form the International Automotive Oversight Board (IAOB).  Their respective requirements are accessible from the web links above. 

Although the individual modules total seven days, covering the material in five consecutive days is made possible due to group dynamics and overlapping class problems.

Quality Planning - APQP, Control Plan and PPAP – 2 days -The purpose of this module is for the cross-functional team and selected individuals to gain skills needed to implement the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) process, develop Control Plans and complete the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) within their organizations.

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis – 1 day - The purpose of this module is for the cross-functional team and selected individuals to gain skills to complete and apply a Design FMEA (DFMEA) and a Process FMEA (PFMEA).

• Review of reporting requirements and associated forms
• Review of evaluation criteria
• Development of recommended actions and follow-up
• Examples of process and design FMEA's

Measurement System Analysis – 1 day - The purpose of this module is for the cross-functional team and selected individuals to gain an understanding of Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and its impact on quality management.

Statistical Process Control – 1 day - The purpose of this module is for selected individuals to gain an understanding of the basic concepts of stability and capability/performance and gain insights into the use and usefulness of the SPC Reference Manual.

• Background of SPC
• Control charts for variable data
• Control charts for attribute data
• Process capability analysis

Applied SPC and MSA for Practitioners – 3 days - Attendees learn to identify the need for SPC and MSA tools within their organizations, select appropriate tools for an identified purpose, apply the selected tools, interpret the results of the application, and make logical business recommendations and decisions based on the interpretation. This is a "hands on" course, in which attendees must do some basic statistical calculation for each topic, and attendees must also participate in team activities (discovery) designed to reinforce what they learn. Attendees should have a fundamental knowledge of mathematics at the level of first year algebra, basic calculator skills, and an understanding of the need for SPC and MSA studies in the management of successful organizations.

• Prevention versus detection
• Common and special causes of variation
• X-bar and R charts
  - construction
  - setting limits
  - analysis
  - process control
• Individual and moving range charts:
  - construction
  - setting limits
  - analysis
  - process control
• Process capability:
  - Pp
  - Ppk
  - Cp
  - Cpk
  - analysis
• Attribute charts:
  - proportion nonconforming (p) charts and nonconformities (c) charts
  - construction
  - setting limits
  - analysis
  - process control
• Process stability
• Measurements systems and the measurement process
• Measurement studies for stability, bias, and linearity with examples
• Measurement studies for repeatability and reproducibility with examples
• Measurement uncertainty
• Measurement studies for attributes with examples
• How SPC and MSA are related to ISO 9001:2000, QS-9000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002