Program Overview
This one-day, expert-led training equips automotive suppliers with the knowledge and tools to harmonize Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) expectations with global regulatory requirements. Through a structured blend of conceptual frameworks, real-world examples, situational case discussions, and interactive simulations, the session helps participants decode supplier quality manuals, integrate flow-down requirements, manage cross-tier compliance risks, and build a resilient supplier compliance ecosystem. Participants walk away with actionable insights, industry templates, and a future-ready understanding of digital compliance solutions, audit readiness, and strategic supplier development.
Features
- Understand and interpret OEM-specific compliance manuals and frameworks
- Map and implement regulatory and OEM expectations across multi-tier suppliers
- Identify and resolve compliance conflicts using risk-based thinking
- Design flow-down strategies and audit-prepared documentation aligned with both OEM and legal standards
Target audiences
- Quality Assurance and Plant Operations Professionals
- Regulatory and Compliance Affairs Teams
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 30 Lessons
- 1 Day
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- Strategic Importance of Regulatory & OEM Integration6
- 1.1Understanding the global OEM landscape: Automotive, Aerospace, Medical Devices
- 1.2Role and responsibilities of Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers
- 1.3Key compliance frameworks: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 26262
- 1.4Regulatory evolution: UNECE, BIS, FMVSS, and NHTSA
- 1.5Key Terms : Type Approval, Homologation, Regulatory Traceability
- 1.6Interactive Activity: Mapping your supplier level to applicable OEM/regulatory expectations
- Decoding OEM-Specific Requirements6
- 2.1Case Study: Ford APQP vs. Volkswagen Formel Q vs. Toyota Supplier System
- 2.2Reading between the lines of Supplier Quality Manuals (SQMs)
- 2.3KPI alignment: PPM, OTD, APQP metrics
- 2.4Voice of OEM vs. Voice of Process: Finding the intersection
- 2.5Key Terms : SCAR, PPAP, Supplier Portal, NPI Gating, Launch Quality
- 2.6Interactive Activitity: Compare 2 real OEM supplier manuals in breakout groups
- Harmonizing Regulatory Compliance with OEM Goals6
- 3.1Bridging certification & audit requirements with production/operational goals
- 3.2Regulatory overlaps and conflicts: How to resolve
- 3.3Compliance strategy: Reactive vs. Proactive
- 3.4Examples from EV, safety systems, and exports
- 3.5Key Terms : Conformance Matrix, RACI Charts, Dual Certification
- 3.6Activity: Construct a compliance dashboard aligned with both OEM and regulatory inputs
- Operationalizing Compliance Across Supplier Tiers6
- 4.1Tier 1 to Tier 3: Flow-down of requirements and controls
- 4.2Risk-based thinking across supply chain
- 4.3Common pitfalls in Tier 2/3 non-compliance
- 4.4Standardized documentation and escalation matrix
- 4.5Key Terms : Flow-Down Clauses, PSCR, MSA & GRR, Audit Trail, Layered Process Audit
- 4.6Simulation: Root cause tracing in a multi-tier compliance breach
- Future-Proofing Supplier Compliance Ecosystem6
- 5.1Digital compliance platforms & AI/ML for audit readiness
- 5.2Cybersecurity & Data protection (ISO/SAE 21434, TISAX) in supplier quality
- 5.3Sustainability and ESG alignment
- 5.4Roadmap planning for supplier development
- 5.5Key Terms : TraceX, eAPQP, Digital Twins, ESG Due Diligence, Cyber-QMS
- 5.6Panel-style Activity: Design a Tier-2 Supplier Improvement Initiative with OEM KPIs
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