The Challenge An automotive supplier to an OEM was repeatedly failing to achieve On Time In Full (OTIF) deliveries. This was causing disruption to the OEM’s build line as the necessary parts were not being delivered to the OEM’s site in time. Furthermore, the supplier was also shipping poor quality parts to the OEM during […]

The Challenge G&P was approached by an automotive OEM to recruit English speaking quality auditors to conduct checks at a supplier which had manufacturing facilities in eight countries. Recruiting the best candidates to fulfil a specific brief in a short timescale would have been problematic without G&P’s enviable database of fully qualified personnel. Indeed, it’s […]

The Challenge Accurate information upon which to make potentially crucial manufacturing decisions is vital in maintaining quality  standards throughout the production process. However, the accuracy of data used to support decision making or problem solving, such as serial numbers or run dates, can be undermined when it is manually inputted as human error enters the […]

The Challenge QTrak, G&P’s unique real-time web-based quality management IT system that has been developed totally in-house, had to fully address the varying needs of G&P’s customers in their drive to maintain quality standards, no matter what manufacturing sector they were in. This also included taking into account the range of different personnel using the […]

A renowned European manufacturing supplier is maintaining quality standards and reducing costs thanks to G&P G&P’s ‘extended workbench’ solution effectively creates one team between the customer and G&P’s own personnel Such has been the success that G&P has opened an additional facility in central Europe to provide the same solution to other customers A renowned […]

The Challenge  An automotive OEM was faced with an unexpected run on sales at the end of a model life that required production of unplanned units. Production volume was increased to fulfil the additional order demand, putting strain on the supply chain and prompting an audit of the injection moulding process in a tier one […]

The Challenge A Tier 1 automotive supplier faced an unprecedented increased workload due to an OEM launching a new model. Initially, this resulted in the need for a supplier quality engineer (SQE) to be supplied on a contract basis to alleviate the unforeseen pressure on the Tier 1 supplier’s own quality engineers so they could […]

Remote working has become the norm. With this comes opportunities and challenges, including on the IT systems needed to support and maintain quality standards in manufacturing. Furthermore, a growing need for integration between suppliers and customers IT systems is now expected rather than being some futuristic flight of fancy. Listen to customers G&P has been […]

The Challenge G&P was requested by a Tier 1 customer to visit their OEM customer onsite to provide neutral measurement data to enable a dispute to be settled regarding part dimensions and whether the products were conforming to drawing. This was achieved by measuring the temperature of the measurement lab environment and ensuring that all […]

More than 25 years of automotive and aerospace quality excellence now available to a range of manufacturing sectors G&P’s diversification drive aims to help other manufacturers maintain quality standards while dealing with the long-term impact of COVID-19 on working practices Last year alone G&P reworked more than 27 million parts for its customers to OEM […]