Automotive Quality & Operations

Building systems
instead of heroics.

Hands-on quality and operations consulting for Tier 1–3 automotive suppliers — plus Stratum MES, the software your team will actually use. We fix the root cause and leave behind a system that holds.

ISO 9001 · IATF 16949 · VDA 6.3 · ISO 14001 — audit-ready, root-cause obsessed.
Factory / process imagery
Scrap rate
7% → 0.1%
Complaints / mo
25+ → <5
ISO 9001
IATF 16949
VDA 6.3
ISO 14001
17+ years on the floor  ·  10+ plants served
Two ways we help

Fix the problem. Then keep it fixed.

We diagnose and correct quality and operations problems by hand — then give your team the system to sustain the gains long after we leave.

CauseLogic Consulting

Floor-level quality & ops

Practical, real-world problem-solving for Quality, Plant, and General Managers — not classroom theory. We work the line with your team.

  • Root cause analysis & CAPA effectiveness
  • ISO 9001 → IATF 16949 & VDA 6.3 readiness
  • Scrap, downtime & cost-of-poor-quality reduction
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Stratum MES

The MES your team will use

A manufacturing execution system built to be simple and intuitive — the opposite of the overcomplicated platforms operators quietly abandon.

  • Quality, gage cal, issues & document control
  • Production, materials & planning in one place
  • Closed-loop CAPA — 8D, PDCA, 5-Why
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7% → 0.1%
Scrap reduction at EFI (Elkmont, AL)
25+ → <5
Monthly complaints at Tenneco (Athens, AL)
2 minors
IATF Stage 1 & 2 passed at Froetek, no concerns
17+
Years hands-on in automotive manufacturing
Proof on the floor

Real plants. Real numbers.

A few recent engagements. The full stories live on the consulting page.

Froetek

ISO 9001 → IATF 16949. Restructured the QMS and trained process owners. Passed Stage 1 & 2 with only 2 minors.

EFI

Scrap 7% → 0.1%. Clarified requirements, accounted for every scrap piece, and drove robust corrective actions.

Tenneco

Complaints 25+ → <5 / mo. Robust problem-solving and cross-department buy-in on oil seal & gasket lines.

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"Most quality problems aren't mysteries — they're symptoms nobody chased to the root. We chase it down with your team, fix it for good, and leave you a system that keeps it fixed."
Bryan Clark
Founder, CauseLogic · 17+ years in automotive manufacturing

Let's walk your plant.

Tell us where it hurts — scrap, downtime, an upcoming audit, a customer escape. We'll find the root cause and a plan to fix it.

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