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Quality Measurement Data Version 1.0
 
  • Q. What is the cost associated with QMD Certification?
    A. The cost structure is as following:
    • Unlimited utilization of the test harness for compliance: No Charge
    • Once compliant and want to proceed with certification: a $100 application fee
    • Based on your submission and requested certification criteria, AIAG will determine the final cost.


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  • Q. What are the benefits of QMD Certification to the vendor community?
    A.
    • More resources can be allocated to new development instead of system integration
    • Gages can communicate with more reporting tools making them more versatile
    • Ensures your customers that they are receiving data from a QMD compliant source
    • Maps to any legacy database schema
    • Utilizes standard identifiable tags, yet allows customers to retain old familiar names
    • Eliminates gage dependencies and proprietary schemas that require separate technical support
    • One legible data format that can be read by any machine providing 100 percent data integrity


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  • Q. What are the benefits of QMD Certification to the Customers?
    A.
    • Eliminates wasted resource, money and time from data integration tasks
    • More resources dedicated to focusing on core business
    • Allows customers to continue to use familiar identifiable tag names
    • Confidence that trading partner quality measurement data will seamlessly integrate with current systems
    • Systems can now read trading partner information, no matter the format being used
    • Eliminates the risk of errors and waste, reduced redundancy for customers


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  • Q. Who is behind the Development of the QMD Specification?
    A. AIAG is a not for profit standards organization consisting of key automotive OEM-Suppliers & Technology providers. The QMD spec was a joint effort amongst AIAG members representing the three communities and included: GM, Ford, Chrysler, UGS, Mitutoyo, ASI Datamyte, Infinity QS, Mini tab, Siemens PLM, QMC, Statpoint, Q-DAS, LMI Corporation, Validation Technologies, Carl Zeiss IMT Corporation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Cognitens, Inc, GMPT, Marposs Corporation, Pyramid Solutions, Inc, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies. QMD is a non-proprietary, open standard developed, implemented and maintained by the Industry for the Industry.

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