VDA recommendation for secure material supply

The Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has published a new global industry standard – with the aim of ensuring the supply of materials across the entire value chain.

The new recommendation "VDA 6.8 Process Audit Supply Chain" describes the methodical approach to auditing and makes it possible to communicate the requirements of logistics across the entire value chain. This allows implementation to be checked, processes to be optimized and risks and costs to be reduced.

In a previously unique cooperation between the areas of logistics and quality, experts from manufacturers, suppliers and logistics service providers have combined the strengths of the existing standards for evaluating processes "GMMOG/LE" and "VDA 6.3" and integrated additional topics – such as information security. Highlights of the new VDA Volume 6.8 include the consideration of various supply chain elements – from the early project and planning phase through supplier and service provider management and procurement logistics to transport and in-house logistics, and customer management.

"The new volume 'VDA 6.8 Process Audit Supply Chain' adequately takes into account the immense importance of smooth supply chain processes for the entire automotive industry," says the chairman of the Logistics Committee in the VDA, Simon Motter (Management of Volkswagen Group Logistics). With the overarching industry standard, all process partners are for the first time given a set of rules to align and optimize their logistics processes with the necessary minimum requirements.

The new volume VDA 6.8 Process Audit Supply Chain can be purchased for 65 euros from the VDA Quality Management Center.

Featured photo: Mercedes-Benz