inforum for automotive and suppliers
Multi-level supply chains, cross-location processes and high coordination efforts pose structural challenges for automotive companies. inforum combines supplier management, quality and production on a common database, compliant with IATF 16949 and VDA, consistently controllable and permanently auditable.
Consistency
from the supplier to series production
Automotive companies operate in a complex and highly regulated industrial environment. Global supply chains connect OEMs, system suppliers and specialized suppliers in structures in which development, industrialization, series production and service are closely interlinked. Supplier quality assurance, supplier development and production control are interlinked throughout the entire product life cycle. Verifiability and auditability are not additional requirements, but mandatory prerequisites for participation in the market.
inforum originated from practical experience in the automotive sector. Over two decades of project experience with leading companies in the industry have shaped the platform. Supplier management, quality and production are linked on a common database and create the structural basis for consistent control, reliable evidence and auditability.
- One database for all processes
In many companies, supplier management, quality and production run on separate systems with different data statuses. inforum brings these areas together on a common database. - Audit capability without extra effort
Audits in accordance with IATF 16949, VDA and customer-specific requirements require consistent evidence that is available at all times. With inforum, audit capability is created during operation. - Forward-looking risk management
Deviations at suppliers occur along processes and are often recognized too late. inforum makes risks visible at an early stage. A structured supplier evaluation shows at a glance where there is a need for action. - Transparency across locations and partners
Complaints, measures and development projects affect several functions, locations and external partners at the same time. inforum creates the basis for transparent control and seamless traceability.
Conformity to standards and methodological competence
The automotive environment is characterized by a dense network of international standards, association standards and customer-specific requirements. IATF 16949 defines the basic requirements for quality management systems in the automotive industry. VDA standards structure processes along the entire supplier life cycle, from maturity level assurance to sampling and auditing. Customer-specific requirements from OEMs supplement this framework and place additional verification obligations on suppliers.
inforum maps these requirements structurally. Processes are stored in compliance with standards, initial sampling and maturity level assurance are an integral part of the platform. Evidence is generated during ongoing operations and certifications and audits become routine tasks.
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inforum: one platform for all processes
Automotive companies manage suppliers, quality, production and service over the entire product life cycle, across functional, location and company boundaries. inforum connects these areas on a common database and creates the structural basis for consistent control, transparency and reliable decisions.
inforum in application for automotive and suppliers
Supplier management
Transparency and control along the entire supply chain are key prerequisites for stable processes in the automotive environment. inforum combines supplier quality assurance, supplier development, initial sampling and auditing in an end-to-end process and supports suppliers from nomination to SOP.
Quality management
Quality is created over the entire product life cycle and requires a consistent combination of planning, assurance and improvement. inforum links advance quality planning, series production support and complaint management, deviations are processed in a structured manner and measures are tracked seamlessly right up to the clean point.
Production management
Stable series processes require planning, process control and quality assurance to be interlinked. inforum creates the basis for transparent production processes in which deadlines, capacities and quality requirements are consistently controlled and deviations can be detected at an early stage.
Integrated management systems
Standards, processes and documentation must be consistently mapped and verifiable in the automotive environment. inforum combines these areas in an integrated system and ensures that requirements from standards and audits can be met at all times.
Field Service Management
Insights from the field provide important impulses for quality and supplier management. inforum ensures that information from service and complaints is recorded in a structured manner, documented in a comprehensible way and systematically fed back into upstream processes.
Digital apps
Processes extend into production, service and collaboration with partners. inforum extends the platform with digital applications that integrate data, users and systems directly into operational workflows and ensure consistency across all process areas.
Get to know inforum
Every company has its own processes and requirements. That’s why getting started with inforum begins with a discussion in which we take time for you. Get to know inforum based on your specific processes and requirements and let our team support you from the first question through to successful implementation.
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