Automotive Supplier Industry
Automotive Supplier Industry: production orders and BOM, stock and warehouse, quality and reporting.
Challenges
- OEM delivery schedules change often, so the production plan is updated by hand.
- Sample and first-article approval files (PPAP) are scattered, so they go missing during audits.
- Defect rates are not measured in PPM, so they do not match the customer scorecard.
- Traceability is not batch-based, so a recall blocks the entire stock.
Workflows
From delivery schedule to production
- The OEM delivery schedule is recorded as an order.
- Production orders are opened according to capacity and material requirements.
- Operations are tracked at the work centre and a batch number is assigned.
From quality approval to shipment
- First-article and sample approval records are added to the product file.
- Inspection results and reject counts are written to the batch record.
- Delivery is made with a shipping label and delivery note, and PPM is calculated.
Documents
- OEM delivery schedule
- Sample and first-article approval file
- Batch traceability record
- Shipping label and delivery note
Reports
- On-time delivery rate
- PPM defect report
- Batch-level traceability breakdown
- Profit margin by customer
Metrics
- On-time delivery rate
- PPM (defective parts per million)
- First-article approval lead time
- Capacity utilisation rate
Compliance
- IATF 16949 automotive quality management system
- Sample approval (PPAP) and measurement report records
- IMDS material declaration and REACH compliance
Glossary
- Delivery schedule
- A customer order made of dated quantity lines
- First-article approval
- A quality document record attached to the product
- PPM
- An indicator derived from inspection reject counts
- Batch traceability
- The batch number that links the raw material–product–shipment chain
FAQ
Can I reflect a changed delivery schedule in the plan?
Yes — when the schedule lines are updated, production orders and material requirements are recalculated.
Can I attach the sample approval file to the product?
Yes — first-article and sample documents are stored in the item card's document archive.
Can I get the PPM figure from the system?
Yes — PPM is calculated automatically from shipped quantities and reject counts.
In a recall, can I narrow down the affected batch?
Yes — the chain is traced from raw material batch to shipment, so only the relevant batch is blocked.
Can I see profitability by customer?
Yes — production cost and selling price are reported broken down by customer.
