Quality Facilitation

At Quality Associates International, our facilitation experts have been instrumental in the pioneering and implementation of advanced techniques resulting in proven facilitation methods for "difficult to master" processes and quality tools. Our body of knowledge encapsulates all of the tools in Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Lean Process. Additional methodologies include Eight Disciplines for Problem Solving (8D) and Robust Design Tools.

Our years of experience in facilitation have led to many innovations:

• The first Ford Motor Company™ facilitation process called FMEA Express (trademark of Ford Motor Company).
• QAI jointly developed the current best practice in risk assessment and mitigation for the Department of Defense (DoD) with Lockheed Martin.
• Lean FMEA process combining a matrix approach Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Failure Mode Analysis (FMA) and traditional Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) into a fast and thorough FMEA output saving up to 70% of development time over traditional FMEA processes.

Broader facilitation services include:

• Corporate supplier base compliance with internal and ISO requirements by prioritizing the supplied product into specific component and supplier risk categories, and subsequent supplier development activities.
• QFD deployment and requirements / specifications cascades
• Problem resolution (8D)
• Collaborative Product and Process Design (CPPD)
• Cascade Failure Mode legacy information for future prevention

Our facilitation experts can adapt methods and techniques suited to the unique demands of organizations in many areas of design, development and manufacturing. Whatever your facilitation needs, QAI can provide a service tailored to meet your specific requirements, and thereby provide outstanding value.