023. Strategic Supplier Development – From Audits to Real Partnerships
Supplier audits are a standard part of automotive quality management. They are planned, executed, reported – and yet in many organisations they rarely lead to real improvement or stronger supplier rel...
25 Feb 18min
022. APQP in Real Life
APQP is one of the most fundamental Core Tools in automotive quality. It is well known, widely required, and heavily audited – yet in many organisations, it exists mainly as a project file that is clo...
18 Feb 19min
021. Managing Requalification and Revalidations
Requalification and revalidation are requirements every automotive organisation knows. In this episode of Specifically About Quality, Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and Christopher Scott take a practical look ...
11 Feb 15min
020. Core Tools: Why They Don’t Work Together (And How to Finally Make Them Add Value)
Core Tools are everywhere in automotive quality. APQP, FMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC, PPAP – every organization knows them, every auditor expects them, and yet in many companies they still don’t work t...
4 Feb 18min
019. Building a Strong Management Review Process
Management review can be more than a compliance meeting—it can be a strategic driver. Agata Lewkowska Ph.D. and Christopher Scott explain how to prepare, run, and follow up on reviews that engage lea...
28 Jan 18min
018. How to Align KPIs with Quality Outcomes
KPIs shape behavior—so are yours driving quality or just output? Learn how to select, define, and track KPIs that support customer satisfaction, compliance, and process stability. The hosts Agata Lewk...
21 Jan 15min
017. New Year, New Activities in Your QMS: How to Refresh and Refocus
Start the year by energizing your QMS. This episode covers how to set fresh quality priorities, update your core tools, and align improvement initiatives with business goals. Perfect for quality leade...
14 Jan 17min
Specifically About Quality Season 2 Update 2026
🎙️With Season 1 finished🏁, Christopher Scott provides a brief update on Season 2 for 2026🚨.In Specifically About Quality, we discuss quality as it actually operates on the shop floor — not just wha...
12 Jan 33s
