On this exciting journey into the future of mobility, quality remains and will continue to be an essential factor. As vehicles become more complex and technologically advanced, accurate, data-driven inspection has become relevant. This is where blockchain technology comes in, not just as a trend, but as a critical enabler of automotive excellence.
Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) and Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) professionals are facing a landscape where quality is increasingly defined by data. From inspecting components to evaluating advanced driver assistance systems, data-driven decision-making becomes relevant. However, this abundance of data poses a unique challenge: the veracity and completeness of the information.
Decisions based on low-quality data can result in defects and safety risks. This is where blockchain excels, ensuring the accuracy and security of the data used in inspection.
What is blockchain and what benefits does it have in the automotive industry?
Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that creates a chain of immutable blocks of data. Each record is linked to the previous one and protected by cryptographic algorithms. In the context of quality inspection in the automotive industry, blockchain can provide multiple benefits:
