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Layered Process Audits (LPA): the practical CQI-8 guide
What a layered process audit is, where CQI-8 and IATF 16949 (formerly TS16949) fit, how the layers and cadences work, how to write the checklist and reaction plan, how to build the schedule, and which charts to track — plus the eight ways LPA programs quietly die.