Specifically About Quality

045. Training Within Industry – The Forgotten System Behind Operational Excellence

Every organization trains its people.  But not every organization trains them in a way that builds consistent performance, preserves knowledge, and delivers the same qual

044. CQI Special Processes – Why You Can't Inspect Quality Into the Product

Special processes are among the most critical operations in automotive manufacturing.  Welding, heat treatment, coating, painting, molding, soldering – once completed, th

043. Customer Complaints – Turning Complaints into Competitive Advantage

Customer complaints are inevitable.  No organization wants to receive them, yet every complaint is an opportunity to learn, improve, and strengthen customer trust—if it i

042. IATF 16949 Rules No. 6 

What Actually Changes and How to Prepare?  IATF 16949 Rules define how certification works in practice.  Updates to the Rules may seem technical – yet they have a direct

041. TISAX & Cybersecurity – From Requirement to Real System Capability 

Cybersecurity is no longer optional in automotive.   TISAX requirements are becoming standard – and yet many organizations still treat them as a documentation exercise ra

040. VDA 6.8 – The Supply Chain Audit in Automotive 

Supply chain performance is critical in automotive.   Parts, materials, logistics flows – everything must work together reliably, and yet many organizations still struggl

039. AI In Quality – From Hype To Control

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly entering the world of quality.  Predictions, automation, pattern recognition – the potential is huge, yet many organisations are still

038. Advanced Problem-Solving: From 8D to System Optimization

Problem-solving is a core capability in every automotive organisation.  Methods like 8D are widely used and required – yet many problems still return, escalate, or evolve

037. Top 10 Nonconformities In IATF 16949 Audits

IATF 16949 audits are a critical checkpoint for every automotive n They are structured, rigorous, and highly focused on risk – yet many companies still face the same nonc

036. Cost of Poor Quality 

The cost of poor quality is rarely fully visible.  Scrap, rework, complaints – these are measured. But many of the most significant losses remain hidden in inefficiencies

035. VDA 6.3 – The Most Demanding Process Audit in Automotive

VDA 6.3 is one of the most recognised processesaudits in automotive.It is structured, detailed, and widely required – yet many s In this episode of Specifically About Qu

034. Product Regulatory Compliance

Why Quality Cannot Treat It as “Someone Else’s Job”?  Product regulatory compliance is often seen as a separate function.  Legal, engineering, or homologation teams take

033. Effective Onboarding for Quality Roles – How to Turn a New Hire Into a Trusted Quality Professional

Hiring a new quality professional is only the beginning.  The real challenge starts on the first day – when expectations, processes, and responsibilities must quickly tur

032. Building Measurement Credibility – Why Your Data Is Either Protecting You or Destroying You

Measurement data is the foundation of quality decisions.  Capability studies, control charts, inspection results, and test data all rely on one assumption – that the meas

031. The Human Side of Nonconformities – Why Good People Create Bad Results

Nonconformities are a normal part of every management system.  They are documented, investigated, and corrected – yet many organisations still focus on who made the mista

030. Effective A3 Report – From Firefighting to Structured Problem Solving

Problem-solving is a daily reality in automotive organisations.  Issues appear, teams react quickly, actions are taken – yet the same problems often return again and agai

029. When Everything Stops: Contingency Planning & Crisis Leadership in Automotive

Production stops.  A key supplier fails. A cyberattack hits. A fire, power outage, or logistics breakdown interrupts the flow. In automotive, disruption is not a question

028. Error-Proofing in Automotive – Designing Processes That Physically Protect the Customer

Human error is unavoidable.  But customer defects caused by preventable mistakes should not be.  In this episode of Specifically About Quality, Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and

027. ISO 19011 – What Great Auditors Actually Do

Internal audits are a standard requirement in every management system.  They are planned, performed, documented – and yet in many , In this episode of Specifically About

026. VDA FFA – When the Failure Happens in the Field

Field failures are every automotive organisation’s nightmare.  A product reaches the customer, something goes wrong, and suddenly the issue is no longer internal – it is