February 28, 2005
SupplyOn, the leading Internet platform for the automotive industry, has unveiled a solution for efficient quality planning: with SupplyOn APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) development projects with suppliers can be planned in a structured manner and transacted transparently. Via SupplyOn APQP each project participant has access to all current project data. In this way, potential project delays can be identified at the outset and thereby averted in most cases. This reduces the costs and increases the competitive strength of all companies involved in a given project.
Siemens VDO Automotive is the first corporation to opt for SupplyOn APQP in its collaborative project management. Martin Illing, project manager APQP at Siemens VDO, commented on the advantages: “SupplyOn APQP enables us to design project planning in an optimal manner and standardize communication between development partners and our company. With automated schedule monitoring and escalation steps on both sides, administrative work declines. In this way, team members can concentrate on professional issues. This increases the quality of our development processes and generates competitive advantages for us and our partners."
Based on the available data and material, it is very easy to create projects with SupplyOn APQP. Subtasks are assigned to the individual responsible in-house and external project members. The course of the project can be tracked and monitored at all times by way of status reports. “Traffic light” functions are in place that immediately visualize arising problems or overrun deadlines and initiate messages – so-called “Alerts”. SupplyOn APQP is the second application the SupplyOn automotive platform has launched in the quality management area. Around one year ago the SupplyOn Performance Monitor went online, a tool for the efficient communication of supplier rating data relating to quality and delivery reliability. The SupplyOn quality management portfolio will be rounded off at the beginning of 2006 by the introduction of the SupplyOn Problem Solver advancing the efficient solution of problems arising between customers and suppliers.
