Analysis of quality control efficiency in the automotive industry
Andrzej Pacana, Karolina Czerwińska, Renata Dwornicka
Abstract
The paper deals with the issue relating to the improvement of the production process through the use of checkpoints. Quality control points used in an industrial enterprise manufacturing oil pans for heavy vehicles are discussed. The study aimed to present a proposal for a method for analyzing the effectiveness of individual control methods used as part of quality control in the manufacturing process of a product and to analyze the relationship between the type of quality control methods and their contribution to the detection of nonconformities of the product - an oil pan. By locating the control point with the highest share of product nonconformity detection, it is possible to take improvement actions - reducing control points by less effective ones. This action will contribute to cost reduction and shortening of the production process time. Due to the increasing demands on the efficiency and effectiveness of control points of automotive powertrain components, this issue is important and topical.