According to the Deloitte Automotive Quality 2020 report, auto manufacturers spend an average of 116 days annually on quality management system (QMS) compliance.
Layered process audits, which can number more than a thousand audits per year, can take up many of those hours for companies that perform these short, frequent checks.
Executed correctly, layered process audits (LPAs) can help sharply reduce defects and quality costs relatively quickly, but these high-frequency audits can also bury companies in administrative work if they’re not prepared.
This post examines classic problems standing in the way of quality, and how to fix them to make bigger and faster improvements.
