// ROBOTICS AND SMART FACTORIES TERM
Quality Policy
A Quality Policy is a formal statement from top management outlining an organization's commitment to quality and its overall intentions and direction regarding quality. It sets the framework for all quality-related activities.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
A Quality Policy, as a core component of an Industry 5.0 quality management system, is a formal, top-management-approved statement articulating an organization's overarching commitment, intentions, and strategic direction concerning quality, serving as a guiding principle for all quality objectives.
BACKGROUND
The automotive industry comprises a wide range of companies and organisations involved in the design, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, repairing, and modification of motor vehicles. It is one of the world's largest industries by revenue with global automotive market at ~$2.75 trillion in 2025.
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- Quality Statement
- Corporate Quality Policy
- Management Quality Commitment
USAGE NOTE
The Quality Policy is typically communicated throughout the organization and reviewed periodically to ensure its continued relevance.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Quality Policy.
Develops the Opcenter Quality software suite, a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) that integrates with manufacturing operations management (MOM) to enforce quality policies by monitoring processes, managing non-conformances, and analyzing quality data in real-time.
Provides the ETQ Reliance QMS software, a cloud-native platform that helps organizations digitize and automate the processes needed to uphold a quality policy, including document control, employee training, audit management, and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
Provides a cloud-based Smart Manufacturing Platform with a built-in Quality Management System (QMS). The technology helps manufacturers operationalize their quality policy through digital control plans, statistical process control (SPC), document control, and automated audit trails.
Specializes in cloud-based Quality Management System (QMS) software for regulated industries like life sciences and manufacturing. Their solutions automate and manage quality processes from product conception to delivery, ensuring compliance with standards and the company's stated quality policy.
Offers a frontline operations platform that allows manufacturers to build no-code applications for the shop floor. These apps can guide workers through quality checks, enforce standard operating procedures, and collect real-time data, directly implementing the tactical aspects of a quality policy.
Develops machine vision systems, software, and sensors used for automated inspection and quality control in manufacturing. Their technology helps enforce quality policies by identifying defects, guiding assembly robots, and tracking parts, ensuring products meet stringent quality standards.
Offers DELMIAworks (formerly IQMS), an ERP and MES system with deeply integrated quality management functionality. It provides a single system to manage quality from design to delivery, supporting compliance with standards like ISO 9001 and operationalizing a quality policy across the manufacturing process.
Provides the Veeva Vault Quality Suite, a cloud-based platform for managing quality processes and content, particularly in the life sciences industry. It unifies QMS applications like document control, training, and quality events, enabling manufacturers to maintain compliance and execute their quality policy.