QualityCapabilitySuppliersAssessmentGuidelinesSelfAuditPotentialAnalysisProcessAudit,ProductAuditMandatoryDocumentation(D/TLD-Parts)SupplierTechnicalReviewSub-SupplierManagementProblemAnalysisTheFormelQ-CapabilityContainsContractualRequirementsfortheCompaniesoftheVOLKSWAGENGROUPtoAssuretheQualityofProcessesandalsotheComponentsintheProcurementandSupplyChain.January20127.revisededition1.Edition-19912.Edition-January19943.CompletelyRevisedEdition-January19974.CompletelyRevisedEdition-April20005.CompletelyRevisedEdition-January20056.CompletelyRevisedEdition-August20097.CompletelyRevisedEdition-January2012ThisDocumentwillonlybeavailabletoSuppliersinthecurrentversionelectronicallythroughtheVolkswagenGroupB2B-Platformunder:VOLKSWAGENAGGroupSupplierQualityAssuranceGroupQualitySupplierAuditLetterbox1467/0,38436WolfsburgGermanyPage3of27ForewordForewordIncreasingCustomerRequirements,GlobalCompetitionandCostPressuresaredemandingfullyMaturedProductsforSeriesProductionlaunches,androbustProductionProcessesforfailurepreventionalongtheSupplyChain.InordermeetthischallengewehavetoworktogetherinordertosucceedwithourProductsinthemarketandtosecureourfuturesuccess.OurSuppliersandtheirSupplyChainareofhighimportance.EachProcessistobedesignedinapreventivewaytoberobustandstabletoensure,priortoSeriesProductionlaunch,thateveryComponentandalsothewholevehiclewillmeettheVOLKSWAGENGroupQualityrequirements.OnlyworkinginthiswaywillweensurethattheZero-Defect-Targetwillbemet.CustomerSatisfactionisespeciallythefocusofattention.ToeliminateanylaunchissuesonnewModels,itisoftheutmostimportancetocontrolthematurationgradewithintheSupplyChain.Thispresentedition7demonstratesacompletelyrevisedcontent,updatedandfurtherdevelopedreferencingtoVDA6Part3.ThisFormelQCapabilityistheguidelinefortheEvaluationoftheSupplierQualityCapabilityforVOLKSWAGENGroup(1stTierSuppliers)includingtheirSupplyChain(ntiersuppliers).Previousresultsaccordingtoearlierrequirementswillremainvalidandwillnotbere-calculated/adjustedtonewrequirements/standards,aslongasnonewassessmentstakeplaceduringare-visitatthelocation.AsaDirectSupplieryouhavetheobligationtoensurethattheVOLKSWAGENGrouprequirementswillbeunderstoodandimplementedalongthewholeSupplyChain.TheFormelQCapabilityforDirectSuppliersandtheirSub-SuppliersisobligatoryforallComponentsandMaterialswhichwillremainonthevehicle.ItisvalidforallbrandsoftheVOLKSWAGENGroupaswellasforallWorldwideAssociatedCompanies.ToimprovethecommunicationyouwillfindthemultilingualinformationandtheVOLKWAGENGroupDocumentsontheVOLKSWAGENB2BPlatformunder(SL)123.1General123.2Conducting123.3Escalation124ProductAudit134.1General134.2ConductingandActions134.3FaultClassification,Decisions,Actions144.4ReportingObligations,SelfNotification145PotentialAnalysis(POT)155.1GoalandPurpose155.2Preparation155.3Process155.3.1CatalogueofRequirements155.3.2Evaluation155.3.3ReportandImprovementProgramme155.3.4ApprovalofManufacturingLocation156ProcessAudit(VA)166.1General166.2ProcessAuditduringSeriesProduction166.3Evaluation166.4Up-gradingCriteria16Page5of27Contents7QualityVerificationAuditforD/TLDParts(D/TLD)177.1General177.2DefinitionofProductGroups/PartsSelection187.3EvaluationofIndividualQuestions/AuditResults187.4AuditReport/ImprovementProgramme187.5IdentificationCodesforTechnicalDocuments197.5.1TLD-IdentificationCode197.5.2SystemofIdentificationattheSupplier198SupplierTechnicalReview(TRL)208.1General208.2ReasonsforConductingaTRL208.3Notification208.4Conducting208.5Evaluating218.6Report219Sub-SupplierManagement(ULM)229.1GoalandPurpose229.2General229.3ChangesintheSupplyChain2210ProblemAnalysis(PA)2310.1General2310.2Conducting/Process2310.3EscalationPrinciple2311DocumentsandRecordsofSupplierVisits24Appendix25Page6of27QualityManagementAgreementsforPurchasedPartsQualityManagementAgreementsforPurchasedPartsTheCustomerspecificQualityRequirementsfortheVOLKSWAGENGrouparespecifiedintheFormel-QDocumentsasshownbelow.Diagram:QualityManagementAgreementsPurcha