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VDA Volume 2 “Quality Assurance for Supplies” describes the basic requirements for sampling of serial parts submission for automotive serial parts. As an integral part of quality planning, the standard regulates the correct submission of all relevant documents and parts to the customer. This ensures that the customer's expectations are understood and implemented by the supplier so that the product can be manufactured to maximum customer satisfaction. 

In this free 1-hour webinar from 20 September 2023, we touched on the subject which is a customer-specific requirement for multiple OEMs (including Volkswagen).

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ENCONA hosted a free webinar on 2 March 2023.

VDA 6.3, the globally recognized and established process audit standard, was published for the first time in 1998 and was revised in 2010, 2016 as well as 2022. In this completely free 1-hour webinar we will touch on the core changes, and update you about key requirements for updating auditor certifications, as well as allow time for questions & answers. The lead presenter is our straight-talking subject matter expert, Hans Trunkenpolz, who is a certified IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3 auditor and has over 2,600 days of audit experience across the globe. 

The webinar was hosted by our Digital Learning & Marketing Manager, Tarryn Jordaan, and the lead presenter was our straight-talking subject matter expert, Hans Trunkenpolz (ENCONA Founder & Chairman of the Board), who is a certified IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3 auditor and has over 2,600 days of audit experience across the globe.

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ENCONA hosted a free webinar on 30 November 2022.

Customer-specific requirements are the requirements created by the customer with the expectation that the supplier will identify, implement, and audit these customer-specific requirements with the same intensity that they do the basic requirements of industry standards such as IATF 16949:2016 - customer-specific requirements fall outside the TS document and are agreed to between the supplier and the customer.

The webinar was hosted by our Marketing Manager, Tarryn Jordaan, and the lead presenter was our straight-talking subject matter expert, Hans Trunkenpolz (ENCONA Founder & Chairman of the Board), who is a certified IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3 auditor and has over 2,600 days of audit experience across the globe. Andras Szabo (Owner & Managing Director of QFD) and IATF 16949 witness auditor also joined the discussion and presented the SMANAG tool to the audience - this tool simplifies process, CSR, risk, competence, and audit management.

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On Friday 28 October 2022 part of the ENCONA senior management team, Hans Trunkenpolz (Founder & Chairman of the Board), Lloyd Staples (Chief Executive Officer) and Dan Kulcsar (Romania Operations Manager), were interviewed on Punct Si De La Capat By Onelia Pescaru, on Nova Tv Brasov. 

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On Wednesday 21 September 2022 ENCONA hosted a free webinar.

Established in early 2017, the TISAX® testing and exchange mechanism was founded on the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) catalog of ISA (Information Security Assessment) requirements, largely established on the basis of the international ISO/IEC 27001 standard. The platform provides members throughout the value chain standardized assessment of their information security status to be shared with partners working throughout the automotive industry. Standardized TISAX® assessment eliminates unnecessary and duplicate audits saving you both time and money. We introduce the TISAX® assessment process to you in this webinar.

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ENCONA hosted a free webinar on 31 August 2022.

There is a need to determine and manage organizational knowledge, to ensure the smooth operation of processes, and to achieve conformity of products and services. Requirements regarding organizational knowledge were introduced to safeguard organizations from loss of knowledge due to staff turnover and the failure to capture and share information. Organizations are also encouraged to acquire knowledge by learning from experience, mentoring, benchmarking, etc. This webinar refers to the ISO 9001 and IATF 16949:2016 regulations and while our examples may be based on the automotive industry, it is relevant to anyone, in any industry.

The webinar was hosted by our Marketing Manager, Tarryn Jordaan, and the lead presenter was our straight-talking subject matter expert, Hans Trunkenpolz (ENCONA Founder & Chairman of the Board), who is a certified IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3 auditor and has over 2,600 days of audit experience across the globe.

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ENCONA hosted a free webinar on 13 July 2022, moderated by TARRYN JORDAAN, who was joined by subject matter experts HANS TRUNKENPOLZ and ANDREAS SCHRADER in an open discussion on this topic.

Supplier development aims to provide an appropriate framework for improving the performance of suppliers as well as evaluating their performance. This webinar refers to the IATF 16949:2016 regulations and whilst our examples may be based on the automotive industry, it is relevant to anyone, in any industry, involved in the supplier development process.

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ENCONA ran a free webinar on 14 October 2020. This virtual roundtable focused on discussing the ideal delivery methods and media for practical and effective digital learning, including aspects such as engagement, accessibility, challenges and successes in remote learning.

The webinar was hosted and moderated by Lloyd Staples, CEO of ENCONA, and the panelists were:

• Dr Yuliya Prakopchyk, Head of Training & Professional Development at VDA-QMC
• Dr Paul Kostolnik, Senior Manager Emerging Technology at Accenture
• Tim Nel, Co-Founder at Lobster Ink
• Dr Alecia M. Gabriel, VP of North America Operations at ENCONA

We hope you find this discussion as interesting and informative as we did.

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ENCONA's Director of People,  KIRSTIN LISS (Industrial Psychologist), was interviewed on Tuesday 31 May 2022 on LinkFM in an open discussion on this topic.

Kirstin is experienced in organizational development across various sectors focussing on the design and delivery of organizational development interventions including restructuring, executive leadership coaching, change management, relationship management, wellbeing, training and development, and talent development.

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You may also find this blog post interesting:
www.encona.org/post/not-smart-to-ignore-emotional-intelligence-in-the-workplace

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www.encona.org/product-page/emotional-intelligence-in-leadership

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ENCONA ran a free webinar on 18 May 2021.

THE TOPIC: LEVERAGING DIGITAL PRODUCTIVITY AND HUMAN CREATIVITY TO DRIVE YOUR i4.0 STRATEGY
In this ever-evolving time of digitization, where questions about robots vs humans abound, we are left with no doubt as to the power of automating manual tasks, processes and workflows. However, the human mind is necessary to drive these continuous improvements through devising the methods, defining the linear functions and bringing the creativity needed for non-linear aspects.

WHO HOSTED THE WEBINAR?
ENCONA's CEO, Lloyd Staples, who has led us in our digital way forward, led this round table discussion and was joined by subject matter experts:
- Kyle Dodds, Director, Insight Online Solutions
- Laszlo Pipo, Innovation Manager, Autoliv
- Diederick Du Bruyn, IT Manager, Mercedes Benz South Africa IT Hub

We hope you find this discussion as interesting and informative as we did, and we're looking forward to hosting the next one.

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ENCONA ran a free webinar on 13 April 2021. 

THE TOPIC:
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT?
We discussed risk assessment, mitigation, elimination and risk-based opportunities. This webinar refers to the ISO 9001 and IATF 16949:2016 regulations and whilst our examples may be based on the automotive industry, it is relevant to anyone, in any industry, involved in risk management. Attendees also had the opportunity to pose questions.

WHO HOSTED THE WEBINAR?
Dr Alecia M. Gabriel (ENCONA VP North America Operations) discussed the topic with our straight-talking subject matter expert, Hans Trunkenpolz (ENCONA Founder & Chairman of the Board), who is a certified IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3 auditor and has over 2,500 days of audit experience across the globe.

We hope you find this discussion as interesting and informative as we did, and we're looking forward to hosting the next one.

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ENCONA hosted a free webinar on 17 May 2022, moderated by TARRYN JORDAAN, who was joined by subject matter experts HANS TRUNKENPOLZ and MARC SCHAEFFERS in an open discussion on this topic.

Reverse FMEA is a structured process of continuous improvement that aims to ensure the permanent updating and progress of an FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) study. This risk assessment method is based on reality and not predictive reliability.

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About Hans Trunkenpolz:

University for Mechanical Engineering: Engineers Degree, University of Salzburg, Austria. Chairman of the Board and Founder of ENCONA. Certified VDA 6.3 and IATF 16949 third-party auditor. He has over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, including operations and process engineering positions at KTM and BMW. He has conducted over 2500 audit days across numerous countries worldwide, is an extremely experienced auditor and subject matter expert, and shares his knowledge through our courses.

About Marc Schaeffers:

Our guest panelist, Marc, CEO of DataLyzer and Co-Founder of OEE Coach, is a specialist in the implementation of SPC, FMEA, MSA, OEE, CAPA, and Six Sigma. He has 30+ years of experience with the implementation and automation of these tools in more than 600 companies worldwide in the food, automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, packaging, pharmaceutical, medical devices, solar and hi-tech industries.

About Tarryn Jordaan:

Rhodes University: Bachelor of Commerce (Economics & Management). Tarryn is ENCONA's Global Marketing Manager and is one of the leads in automating and integrating our internal systems. She gained over 15 years of global experience in various roles including analytics, project, client, and operations management in the market research industry, before finding her passion in marketing, harnessing both her creativity and technical abilities, through both digital and traditional marketing methods.

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ENCONA hosted a free webinar on 1 September 2021, moderated by TARRYN JORDAAN (Marketing Manager), who was joined by subject matter experts KIRSTIN LISS (Industrial Psychologist) and HANS TRUNKENPOLZ (Founder & Board Chairman of ENCONA) in an open discussion on this topic.

Kirstin is experienced in organizational development across various sectors focussing on the design and delivery of organizational development interventions including restructuring, executive leadership coaching, change management, relationship management, wellbeing, training and development, and talent development. Kirstin has consulted on and led multiple projects as a human capital specialist with T1 automotive suppliers and OEMs.

Hans is an industry professional with 30 years of automotive experience in the quality, process engineering, and auditing field. He has 2500+ VDA 6.1, VDA 6.3 & IATF16949 audit days experience, has trained & consulted in 40 countries, and has been involved in 400+ automotive projects across OEM, T1 & T2 levels.

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ENCONA ran a free #webinar on 2 March 2021 and the recording is available for you to watch & share.

Since the IATF 16949 regulation was revised in 2016, the establishment of process ownership as a top management responsibility became a requirement for certification. We discussed what it takes to implement this requirement and answer pertinent questions, including "does a manager or a department automatically qualify as the process owner?" Whilst this webinar referred to the IATF regulation in the automotive industry, it is relevant to anyone, in any industry, tasked with accountability and responsibility for creating, sustaining, improving, and delivering upon a particular process.

Dr Alecia M. Gabriel (ENCONA VP North America Operations) discussed the topic with our straight-talking subject matter expert, Hans Trunkenpolz (ENCONA Founder & Chairman of the Board), who is a certified IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3 auditor and has over 2,500 days audit experience across the globe.

We hope you find this discussion as interesting and informative as we did.

Enjoy!

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ENCONA hosted a free webinar on 30 March 2022, moderated by TARRYN JORDAAN, who was joined by subject matter expert HANS TRUNKENPOLZ in an open discussion on this topic.

Management review is the routine evaluation of whether management systems are performing as intended and producing the desired results as efficiently as possible. It is the ongoing “due diligence” review by management that fills the gap between day-to-day work activities and periodic formal audits. This webinar refers to the ISO 9001 and IATF 16949:2016 regulations and whilst our examples may be based on the automotive industry, it is relevant to anyone, in any industry, involved in the management review process.

About Hans Trunkenpolz:
University for Mechanical Engineering: Engineers Degree, University of Salzburg, Austria. Chairman of the Board and Founder of ENCONA. Certified VDA 6.3 and IATF 16949 third-party auditor. He has over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, including operations and process engineering positions at KTM and BMW. He has conducted over 2500 audit days across numerous countries worldwide, is an extremely experienced auditor and subject matter expert, and shares his knowledge through our courses.

About Tarryn Jordaan:
Rhodes University: Bachelor of Commerce (Economics & Management). Tarryn is ENCONA's Global Marketing Manager and is one of the leads in automating and integrating our internal systems. She gained over 15 years of global experience in various roles including analytics, project, client, and operations management in the market research industry, before finding her passion in marketing, harnessing both her creativity and technical abilities, through both digital and traditional marketing methods.

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ENCONA hosted a free webinar on Wednesday 1 December 2021. 

Natasja-Tez Brent (Peer Advocate & ENCONA Chief Operations Officer) was joined by Yota Baron (FORD Motor Company South Africa Chief Financial Officer) and Sharon Bruwer (Principal & Qualified SENCO at YHC POPS School & University) in this discussion, with Tarryn Jordaan (ENCONA Marketing Manager).

Creating actionable awareness and educating others regarding learning disabilities, such as dyslexia and ADHD, is a shared passion for the panelists and they enjoyed a free-flowing and candid reflection on their experience, as well as a message of hope that there is a fruitful future for youth that battle with these conditions. The core focus of the discussion assessed the importance of early appropriate education, encouragement, and the instillment of self-belief. In addition, the panel explored how companies can make a difference and provide support when these youths enter the workforce, such as through inclusion programs, thus enabling successful and fulfilling careers, by harnessing the beauty in the differences between all of us. 

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