VDA Volume 6.8 is a key component of quality management in the automotive industry. It serves as a reference manual for the implementation of process audits along the entire supply chain and helps companies to ensure and continuously improve the quality capability of their logistics processes. This standard is therefore an essential tool that enables companies to meet the high qualify requirements of customers worldwide.

This training will provide you with a compact overview of the contents, objectives and application of VDA Volume 6.8. It covers the following topics:

• Introduction to quality management & VDA 6.8: Overview of quality management in the automotive industry, significance and objectives of process audit standard VDA 6.8.
• Structure of VDA Volume 6.8: Insight into the individual contents and sections with a focus on the requirements and implementation of the VDA guidelines.
• Areas of application: Examples for the application of VDA 6.8 along the supply chain, from project management to customer management, from transport and procurement logistics to in-house logistics.
• Introductory insights into audit implementation: Typical questions and approaches in process audits.

• To develop an understanding of the significance of VDA 6.8 in your company.
• To acquire basic knowledge of the structure and application of VDA Volume 6.8.
• To gain some introductory practical experience and insights with exercises from “VDA 6.8 – Process Auditor – Qualification”.
• Decision-making instruments for managers and staff, to the extent that the standard is relevant for you or your company.

The training combines elements of theory and practice:

• Interactive presentations are used to teach the fundamentals.
• Practical exercises dealing with typical questions from “VDA 6.8 – Process Auditor – Qualification”.
• Opportunity to ask individual questions in a moderated discussion.

• People wishing to acquire a basic understanding of VDA Volume 6.8.
• People considering the VDA 6.8 process auditor qualification.
• Managers wishing to know how suitable this standard is for their company.

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At the end of the training, you will receive a certificate of attendance.