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Impact of the AIAG-VDA SPC Manual – Understanding What Changed
Join Greg Gruska and Mike Down, co-authors of the current AIAG SPC Manuals, as they share their expert perspectives on the newly released SPC Yellow Book.
This on-demand session offers valuable insights into the key changes, along with their candid views during this critical review phase.
The current Blue Book — the AIAG SPC Manual — was heavily influenced by W. Edwards Deming, whose work sparked a major resurgence of Statistical Process Control in the US automotive industry. Greg and Mike were part of the Deming Circle, personally selected by Dr. Deming to help influence the Automotive OEMs they represented.
The AIAG SPC Manuals have long served as a cornerstone of the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP). In this session, hear directly from Greg and Mike as they discuss whether the new Yellow Book is a step in the right direction—and what they would change if given the opportunity.
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Mike Down
Michael Down is a Senior Consultant with extensive Engineering, Quality and Reliability experience. Whether it may be in Product Development, Manufacturing, or Quality Management Systems, his greatest desires are to improve clients understanding and improving system to provide optimum performance, quality and durability of the product or process design. He also well understands the need for reducing costs while continually improving quality & compliance/conformance. Mr. Down has extensive experience working in the automotive industry from manufacturing and assembly to vehicle design development and software/hardware Reliability, DMFEA and PFMEAs. He spent over 32 years working for GM in the quality engineering, statistical problem solving and continuous improvement and teaching. Have taught thousands of employees over the years in relation to FMEA, Probability and Statistics, SPC, System Thinking, Deming, Reliability, and statistical problem solving. Used SPC principles to manufacturing processes at GM, increasing line efficiency and reducing cost, saving GM millions of dollars. Applied DOE to advanced design and process development, identifying critical variables and optimizing process performance. Statistically solved process and product issues in relation to casting, metal fabrication, electronics, injection molding and SMC plastics. Also, statistically solved issues in relation to stamping, heat treating, paint, and in relation to issues with oxygen sensors.
Gregory Gruska
Greg Gruska - Omnex Champion for ISO 26262, and a Fellow of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) • Omnex Inc. Greg Gruska, Omnex Champion for Functional Safety and ASQ Fellow, specializes in ISO 26262 engagement, systems engineering, and reliability/safety analysis. With experience spanning various industries worldwide, including automotive, he excels in integrating Functional Safety into development processes. Formerly of General Motors, he managed Quality Engineering, focusing on statstics and new technology development. Greg’s expertise extends to Functional Safety, SOTIF, and hardware metrics, offering guidance to OEM teams. A prolific writer and speaker, he has published numerous works on quality management, statistical analysis, and risk control. Greg, a licensed Professional Engineer and ASQ certified Quality Engineer, is highly regarded as a risk management authority and active member of industry committees. He provides consulting, training, and software services in Ann Arbor, MI, with a specialization in Automotive Software and ISO compliance.