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11 12.10 to 12.15.2018 Supplier To improve quality, supplier helps supplier Caio Bednarski | caio@autodata.com.br Disclosure. S ão Paulo–General Motors has developed a specific work to improve the quality of suppliers that do not meet their daring PRR goals, ProblemReporting and Resolution–nomenclature used by the company for the also known PPM, Part PerMillion. The idea is to gather groups of 25 to 30 suppliers over a year to (with the consultancy of thosewhomeet the goals) improve the quality of their processes and products. According toManoel Rego, director of quality engineering and supplier development of GMSouth America, the goal is to register, at most, five PPRs in sixmonths. Considering the entire supplier base, 90%workwithin this plan. The program is aimed at 10% that have not yet reached this index. “Nothing needs to be invented: the qualitywe demand already exists. Sowe decided to show these suppliers how it is possible to reach it, using as example others that have already reached the goal. We had cases of suppliers that, after passing through the program, spread the knowledge to their factories and put to zero the number of complaints they received fromour plants”. This work, besides reducing losses due to lack of quality, helps to keep suppliers inside the list of partners for future projects. According to Rego, thosewho do not improve their indexwill stay out of the new businesses. “To be at least considered for the future launches, they have to be inside these approval goals. And this level will get higher because to be GM’s partner today you need to focus on quality”. AutoData News Agency Weekly Edition is produced by AutoData Editora Ltda . Rua Pascal, 1693 Campo Belo - São Paulo SP Brazil CEP 04719-001 Phone +55 11 5189 8900 . Translation: Allex Chies. Graphic Project/Art: Romeu Bassi Neto. Associated Team: André Barros, Bruno de Oliveira, Caio Bednarski, Leandro Alves, Márcio Stéfani. Responsible Journalist: Vicente Alessi, filho MS SJPESP 4 874. Editorial agreements: Tiempo Motor (Argentina) and Flash de Motor (Venezuela). The copying and/or distribution without previous permission are strictly forbidden.