Looking for a recommendation for a good Ford QOS training program

I am looking for a recommendation for a good Ford QOS training program.

[Marc]

This is an oldie and of no value to the original poster at this point, but... Is Ford still doing the QOS and Q1 trip?

[bpritts]

They certainly are still doing the Q1 program. There are several components to Q1, including a self-survey of your system to Q101 and various performance scores fed by your customer plants.

They still require operation of QOS. My major Ford-selling client doesn't hear much from Ford about it, though.

One thing I will speculate on: The last time Ford went on a tear to reduce supplier base, they used QOS measurements as one of the ways to evaluate the suppliers' management capability. They are starting a big supplier reduction now. I wonder whether they will ask to see the QOS data again? Does anyone know??? This made lots of Ford suppliers really tune up their QOS implementation... and brought benefits as a result.

Regards,
Brad

[Marc]

I have worked with companies in their Ford QOS and Q1 programs but it's been several years. That's why I asked. I haven't followed up on what Ford has been doing recently and wondered about their current focus and requirements.

I have most of their documents circa 2002, but I have no idea what, if anything, has changed.

Also see: Ford and QOS Q1 Quality Operating System If there is anything you can add, please attach the file to a post or e-mail it to me.

Thanks!

[Rob Nix]

I'm with Marc on this. It's been several years since I've worked at a company with Ford business, but a meeting I attended (around 2000?), which I think was put on by AIAG, had a Ford spokeman there who said Q-1 was being phased out (and STAs reassigned) and replaced by accepting the ISO and/or TS-16949 (in its infancy then) systems. Only the QOS requirement would remain. I guess things have changed since then.