quality

Technical cleanliness as a quality feature in the automotive industry is continuously growing in importance. In this context, particularly high cleanliness requirements are placed on battery cells for electric vehicles, which must be adhered to along the value chain. This paper will introduce an assessment method for the analysis of technical cleanliness in the production process of lithium-ion- cells as well as revealing potential failure causes.

Product piracy has risen to a serious problem for almost every manufacturer in the capital goods industry. Especially if the customer unwittingly mistake counterparts for original products, the manufacturer will lose parts of reputation. So manufacturers have to expand their quality management with new tasks to ensure that their original products are delivered to their customers. A holistic anti-counterfeiting-strategy provides adequate counter measures for this challenge.

IT systems which operate in a dynamic environment must adapt to permanently changing business requirements. In particular new compliance rules like Sarbanes-Oxley-Act or BASEL II demand complete transparency of business processes and IT-support, also after changes. IT-departments and software providers need to clearly define and continuously assure the quality of the IT system during development and operation.