Automotive Audits

Autorentext

D. H. Stamatis is the president of Contemporary Consultants Co., in Southgate, Michigan. He is a specialist in Management Consulting, Organizational Development, and Quality Science. He has taught Project Management, Operations Management, logistics, Mathematical Modeling, Economics, Management and Statistics for both graduate and undergraduate levels at Central Michigan University, University of Michigan, ANHUI University (Bengbu, China), University of Phoenix, and Florida Institute of Technology. With over 30 years of experience in management, quality training and consulting, Dr. Stamatis has serviced numerous private sector industries including but not limited to: Steel, Automotive, General manufacturing, tooling, electronics, plastics, food, navy, department of defense, pharmaceutical, chemical, printing, healthcare and medical device. He is a certified Quality Engineer through the American Society of Quality Control, certified Manufacturing Engineer through the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, certified Master Black Belt through IABLS, Inc. and he is a graduate of BSi's ISO 900 Lead Assessor training program. Dr. Stamatis has written over 70 articles, presented many speeches and has participated in both national and international conferences on quality. He is a contributing author on several books and the sole author of 52 books.

Klappentext

This book covers the essentials of an automotive audit, required by automotive suppliers world-wide. It is based on customer specific requirements, ISO standards, and Industry specifications. The book covers the documents and records necessary for compliance, with an extensive discussion on Layered Process Audits and distance auditing.

Inhalt

1. Legitimate Concerns About Audits. 2. Preassessment Preparation. 3. Risk Considerations in an Audit. 4. Audits. 5. Mandatory Auditing Items. 6. Acronyms. 7. Methodologies/Tools that the Auditor Should Be Familiar With. 8. Performance Beyond Specifications. 9. Quick View of Auditing. 10. Process Approach to Auditing. Epilog: Summary of Main Points of A Audit.