Agile field quality management

COVANTO: Secure data provision

The mobility industry is transforming from a component-based market into being a holistically connected ecosystem. With the increasing use of data and the increased need to share it, the number of interfaces is growing exponentially.

This is where COVANTO comes in. COVANTO is a service framework that enables anonymous data sharing between different players. This means that a copy of the data is no longer necessary. The COVANTO application enables data-based quality management across all participating companies in a single system.

Targeted data evaluation

The combination of different data sources from suppliers and OEMs provides for valuable insights. For example, whether the problem is limited to a specific model, a specific region, or vehicles with some other special feature. It is also possible to determine whether or not a DTC (diagnostic trouble code) clearly indicates a specific problem. The "Data Explorer" visualizes the data and supports a targeted analysis of the data. The goal is to extract a data pattern (digital fingerprint) to identify the specific cause of an error or defect. A specific methodology is used to guide the user through the process. The software supports the user in this process faster and more efficiently than a purely exploratory approach.

Early warning system: Identifying risks at an early stage

In order to keep quality costs as low as possible, qualitative problems should be identified quickly and clearly, their causes should be understood promptly, and corrective action should be taken as quickly as possible. The earlier a problem is identified, the lower the resulting costs. The manual monitoring of a large number of indicators is possible in theory, but not feasible in actual practice. Early warning systems enable this type of monitoring.