Tennessee MEP · Automotive Quality Training
On-site training in APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA — the five tools required for IATF 16949 and effective automotive supply chain quality. Tennessee MEP delivers at your facility, across the state.
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$1,500 / day · Up to 15 participants · All materials included · No commitment required
On-Site at Your Facility
Training comes to you — no travel costs for your team
AIAG-Aligned Content
APQP 2nd, FMEA 4th & PPAP 4th Edition manuals
Customizable Scope
All five tools or focused sessions on individual tools
Statewide Coverage
Memphis · Nashville · Knoxville · Chattanooga · Jackson · Tri-Cities
Quality Core Tools are the five structured methodologies required by the automotive industry to plan, launch, monitor, and validate product quality. These tools form the foundation of IATF 16949 and are commonly expected in ISO 9001 automotive supply chains.
Tennessee MEP delivers on-site Quality Core Tools training in Tennessee for manufacturers supplying OEMs and Tier 1 customers — Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Jackson, and the Tri-Cities region.
APQP
+ PPAP
Advanced Product Quality Planning
Production Part Approval Process
Structured process for launching new products without quality failures. PPAP is the formal customer submission that proves your process is ready.
Required for new product launches and engineering changes.
FMEA
Design & Process
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Identifies potential failures before they happen. A cross-functional team evaluates severity, occurrence, and detection to prioritize where controls are needed most.
Reduces warranty returns and customer escapes.
SPC
Control & Capability
Statistical Process Control
Uses data to detect when a process is drifting before bad parts are made. Provides the Cpk and control chart evidence your customers require.
Required in PPAP submissions and IATF 16949.
MSA
Gage R&R & Beyond
Measurement Systems Analysis
Validates that your measurement process is trustworthy. If the measuring system has its own variation, your quality data is unreliable — and so are every decision based on it.
Foundation for SPC and required in PPAP.
IATF 16949 Connection
All five core tools are required for IATF 16949 certification — and your OEM customers expect them regardless of certification status. Tennessee MEP training ensures your team understands not just each tool individually, but how they connect across your quality system.
APQP drives PPAP · FMEA informs the control plan · MSA validates the data SPC depends on.
$1,500 / day
Up to 15 participants. All materials included. Cost is per session, not per person.
Scope Options
Full overview of all five tools, or focused sessions on individual tools. We build the agenda around your team's needs.
Curriculum Standard
Consistent with APQP 2nd, FMEA 4th, and PPAP 4th Edition manuals issued by GM, Ford, and Stellantis through AIAG.
Location
On-site at your Tennessee facility. Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Tri-Cities, and everywhere between.
Tell us about your team and what you are working toward — we will build the right session for where you are.
Trainers available across Tennessee — Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Tri-Cities and beyond.