(Omnex: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Omnex has announced its latest webinar, “CQI Assessments by OEMs–Cost vs. Reward.”

Date and time: May 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. Eastern

Speaker: Craig Thompson

The AIAG Special Process CQI standards have been in place for decades. They have always been regarded as an additional tool to help suppliers improve their processes in line with standardized requirements. When coupled with internal audits, LPAs, and CP audits, these standards can significantly enhance a supplier’s continual improvement program.

Although the importance of the CQI assessment and their requirements has not diminished, the lack of supplier motivation has. In many instances, suppliers are “pencil whipping” the self-assessment associated with most CQI standards. Consequently, some OEMs have resorted to making the assessment external by either performing it themselves or outsourcing it to independent auditors.

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