What are the 5 Major Tools in the Automotive Industry?
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The five major tools in the automotive industry are APQP, FMEA, MSA, PPAP, and SPC. Below is a detailed introduction to two of these tools: APQP and FMEA: 1. APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning): APQP emphasizes managing product design and manufacturing process design through methods like advanced product quality planning or project management before mass production, aiming to determine and establish the necessary practices to ensure customer satisfaction with the product. 2. FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis): FMEA embodies the concept of error-proofing. It requires analyzing each subsystem, component, and process step of the product during the design and process design phases to identify all potential failure modes and analyze their possible consequences. This systematic activity aims to implement necessary preventive measures in advance to enhance product quality and reliability.