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			<h1>Automotive&#xA0;Quality Management System</h1>
<p>Today's automotive industry demands that manufacturers do more with less and reduce costs while continuously improving quality, not just to compete, but to survive. IQS&#x2019; long history in developing automotive quality management systems enables manufacturers to optimize their business around the industry&#x2019;s quality processes and standards such as ISO/TS 16949, APQP, PPAP and FMEA. IQS also delivers a comprehensive quality framework that empowers OEMs, Tier One and Tier Two suppliers to collaborate and improve profitability.</p>
<p>The automotive industry is unique and IQS&#x2019; ability to speak the language is historic. In a meaningful and knowing way, IQS connects the details that are required to provide quality across supply chain partners. This optimization geometrically decreases costs and timing to provide, not only the advanced quality of the products, but the delivery of the products as well.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/QualityManagement">IQS Quality Management</a> solution provides visibility and control across the supply chain along with local execution of your quality processes. This enables you to holistically manage your <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/products/AdvancedPlanningMgmt">APQP </a>process, monitor and analyze <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/QualityManagement/CAPANonconformance">nonconformance issues and corrective actions</a>, investigate <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/QualityManagement/ComplaintIncidentMgmt">customer complaints</a>, examine <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/QualityManagement/SupplierPerformance">supplier performance</a> and manage <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/products/DocumentManagement">documentation</a> across not only the enterprise but the entire supply chain. As a result, you can:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Reduce labor cost</strong> across quality, engineering, compliance and operations</li>
    <li><strong>Lower the cost of product launches and engineering changes</strong> with an integrated <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/products/AdvancedPlanningMgmt">APQP</a></li>
    <li><strong>Decrease production cost </strong>from fewer <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/QualityManagement/CAPANonconformance">nonconformance issues</a></li>
</ul><p>The <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/complaince">IQS Compliance </a>solution enables you to <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/complaince/Compliance">identify and verify </a>the complex standards imposed by industry and customers including TS 16949 and ISO 14001. The resulting enterprise-wide compliance framework lets you:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Lower the cost of compliance </strong>to industry standards</li>
    <li><strong>Reduce costs </strong>related to poor quality</li>
</ul><p>The <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/RiskManagement">IQS Risk Management </a>solution helps you identify, assess and manage the increasing scope of risks in the following areas: <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/RiskManagement/OperationalRisk">operations</a>, <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/RiskManagement/ComplianceRegulatoryRisk">compliance </a>and <a href="http://www.iqs.com/main/Solutions/RiskManagement/SupplierQualityRisk">suppliers</a>. By carefully analyzing risk scenerios, you can:</p>
<ul><li><strong>Lower expected losses</strong> within established tolerance guidelines</li>
    <li><strong>Greatly reduce unexpected losses</strong> outside the tolerance level</li>
    <li><strong>Optimize the company's risk profile</strong></li>
</ul><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://iqs.com/hidden/automotivefeaturesbenefits">Automotive Quality Management System Feature Set</a></p>
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