The challenge

An Asia-based Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry delivered approximately 1,200 flywheel housings to the UK in readiness for uptake on an OEMs production line. However, it was discovered that due to a manufacturing error, the parts did not conform with the original drawings.

Leading quality management specialist, G&P, has launched a new service designed to help manufacturers identify and eliminate potential quality issues before they impact production. Supplier quality issues in automotive, aerospace, off-highway and other manufacturing supply chains cause regular disruptions to build processes and end product quality levels. The new service aims to identify potential issues […]

The Challenge With elimination of quality issues being a number one priority within the aerospace industry, senior executives from several engine manufacturing companies worked together to create a set of uniform standards. The resulting strategy group, the Aerospace Engine Supplier Quality (AESQ), continues to drive rapid change and deploy and support common supplier requirements, with […]

The Challenge A Tier 1 supplier of power steering systems for electric vehicles was unable to provide support at an automotive OEM in China, due to strict COVID-19 travel restrictions preventing non-residents from leaving or entering the province. This meant that the production of new vehicle units  at the OEM plant was unable to continue […]

A series of new business wins in the Chinese automotive market for 2022 have been announced by leading quality management experts, G&P.

A leading tier one automotive supplier was keen to improve its overall service to an automotive OEM preparing two new vehicle launches within a short timeframe and approached G&P to undertake its luxury interior trim and centre console containment and rework activity, and  reporting, in three client locations.

Like most businesses in the UK and around the world, G&P has witnessed seismic changes to the business landscape. Now we prepare for the future by ensuring a strong customer focus remains the priority. Look back to look forward Lessons learnt can be invaluable. Of course, the pandemic has resulted in changes to the way […]

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 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 […]