Automotive Industry Solutions

Omnex Contributions in Driving Automotive Quality

Omnex has worked with most of the major Automotive and Truck OEMs and Tier Ones worldwide. In fact, Omnex has been at the forefront of developing and deploying all major Automotive OEM initiatives, starting with QOS for the Ford Motor Company in the early 90s. When Ford wanted to move QOS from a Cost of Quality-based measurable-driven process to a strategically-driven Customer-Focused process, Omnex assisted them in developing the QOS methodology and the QOS assessment tool for use by Ford and Ford Suppliers

Subsequently, Omnex helped write QS-9000, the predecessor standard to IATF 16949:2016, in 1994. Omnex principals performed the first QS-9000 witness audit worldwide. Omnex collaborated with the Automotive Electronic Council in writing the Semiconductor Supplement ISO/TS 16949 standard. Omnex developed and provided the Second Party Auditing Course for AIAG to Truck OEMs and Automotive Suppliers. Omnex principals were members of the AIAG writing committee APQP, SPC, FMEA, MSA, and PPAP Core tools reference manuals. Omnex is the provider of Lean and Six Sigma worldwide for the Automotive Industry as the AIAG Provider of Choice.

In the 1980s, while implementing FMEAs and Control Plans, Omnex understood Excel spreadsheet solutions were not enough. Linking and editing 100s of spreadsheets was not feasible. This need lead Omnex to the development of the current AQUA Pro Software which was initially released in 1988. It is a complete solution linking DFMEA, DVP&R, Special Characteristics, Process Flow, PFMEA, Control Plan, and Work Instructions. The year 2002 saw the first release of an Automotive Management Systems Software Solution and the advent of the world's first Enterprise Quality Solution, EwQIMS®. Of course, it is an enterprise-wide integrated management system today integrating IATF 16949 2016, Coretools, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 27001:2018, and more. Today, EwQIMS® is a digital collaboration platform for the supply chain, with solutions including ISO 26262, ASPICE, ISO 21434, and ISO 21448.

It is not hubris that we sometimes call ourselves Inventors of Automotive Quality. We have had a long association with many OEMs worldwide; from Hyundai in Chennai to DFM in China to Ford, GM, Mack, and others in the USA. For example, Visteon and Chrysler approached Omnex to conduct Operational Audits with Action Plans to improve their poorly performing suppliers. At the time, this was known as the 3PSD process by Chrysler. For Ford Motor Company, we are proud of the role we played in their emerging market strategy with their global supply bases from Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Thailand, India, and Vietnam.

Omnex brings over 30 years of experience in integrating IATF 16949 (and its predecessor automotive standards), NPD, and Advanced Product Quality Planning to the automotive OEMs and suppliers developing and producing Electric and Autonomous Vehicles. Omnex provides training, consulting, and software solutions for Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and Automotive SPICE, Cybersecurity (SAE J3061 and ISO/SAE 21434), SOTIF (ISO/PAS 21448:2019), as well as design support and software development for EV/AV companies. Omnex automotive clients have ranged from the largest companies in the industry down to small specialty companies, including design houses, vehicle, and subsystem assembly, component design and manufacture, lubricants and coatings, and a broad range of services.