ISO/TS 16949

ISO/TS 16949:2002 Global Automotive Quality Management System

ISO/TS 16949:2002 has been written and adopted by the industry as the new international quality management system specification for automotive suppliers.

It specifies the quality system requirements for the design/development, production, installation and servicing of all automotive-related products. This specification focuses on

customer specific requirements
Impacts of processes on safety and the environment, in addition to quality
Supplier Development - to help suppliers develop similar quality management systems and processes
Multidisciplinary approach - requires more than just the quality department to be involved in quality management
Control Plan - a documented description of all the processes and systems needed to control production of a product

A committee of vehicle manufacturers known as the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) was formed to develop a new quality management system specification. The IATF consists of an international group of vehicle manufacturers, BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Fiat Auto, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Renault SA and Volkswagen, plus national trade associations, AIAG (America), VDA (Germany), SMMT (UK), ANFIA (Italy) and FIEV (France)

Vehicle manufacturers are either making ISO/TS 16949:2002 a mandatory requirement or encouraging their suppliers to upgrade to the new technical specification.

This specification supersedes existing US, German, French and Italian automotive quality system standards, including QS-9000, VDA6.1, EAQF and ASQ.

SCOPE

ISO/TS 16949:2002 Standard specifies requirements for your QMS to:

Demonstrate your ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and regulatory requirements
Enhance customer satisfaction by
Effective application of your QMS
Continual improvement of your QMS
Providing assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory requirements.
The term “Product” applies to product intended for or required by customer

ISO/TS 16949:2002 Standard in conjunction with ISO 9001:

Defines QMS requirements for the design, development, production, installation and servicing of automotive related products
Is applicable to organizational sites where customer-specific product is manufactured for production and/or service applications.
Can be applied throughout the automotive supply chain

Support functions, whether onsite or remote (such as design centers, corporate HQ and distribution centers cannot obtain stand-alone certification to TS 16949. They shall be audited as part of the site they support.

APPLICATION

The standard is applicable to any organization within the automotive supply chain that manufactures and / or adds value to parts for supply to the automotive industry.

TS 16949 is applicable to the following types of automotive supply chain products and facilities:

1. Cars, trucks (light, medium and heavy), buses, motorcycles.

2. Supplier ‘sites' providing value-added parts, components, products , sub-assemblies and services up the supply chain to the OEM. TS 16949 requirements may be applied to any site in the supply chain by its customer

3. Supply chain facilities or ‘sites' that manufacture production materials; production and service parts; assemblies; or provide (value-added) finishing services such as heat treating, welding, painting; etc., for the automotive OEM's subscribing to this standard.

4. This means that all Tier 1 suppliers providing such products or services directly to IATF subscribing automotive OEM's must get TS 16949 certification and they in turn may flow TS 16949 conformity or certification requirements down to Tier 2 suppliers and so on. The flow down to tier 2 or 3 has now become more the norm than the exception.

FEATURES OF ISO/TS 16949

General Requirements

Establish, document, implement and maintain your QMS and continually improve its effectiveness in accordance with the requirements of this standard. Your organization shall:

Identify the processes needed for your QMS and also identify where they are applied throughout your organization.
Determine the sequence and interaction of your QMS processes.
Determine the criteria and methods needed to ensure both the effective operation and control of these processes
Ensure resources and information are available to support the operation and monitoring of all QMS processes
Monitor, measure, and analyze your QMS processes
Implement actions to achieve planned results and continually improve your processes

Manage your QMS processes in accordance with the requirements of this Standard

Control any outsourced processes that affect product conformity to requirements & identify such processes Within your QMS

Documentation Requirements

QMS documentation shall include:

Statements of a quality policy and quality objectives
A quality manual
Documented procedures required by the Standard
Documents needed by the organization (to ensure effective planning, operation, and control of QMS processes)
Records required by the Standard

Where the term 'documented procedure' appears within the standard, this means that the procedure is established, documented, implemented, and maintained.

The extent of QMS documentation may differ from one organization to another due to the:

Size of organization and type of activities
Complexity of processes and their interaction
Competence of personnel

Documentation may be in any form or type of medium

ISO/TS 16949 IMPLEMENTATION BENEFITS

ISO/TS 16949:2002 implementation improves / leads to

POLICIES & OBJECTIVES set by 'top management'
understanding of customer's requirements with a view to achieving CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Conformance to Legal and Regulatory Requirements
improved internal and external Communications
understanding of the organization's processes
clear responsibilities and authorities agreed for all staff
improved use of time and resources
reduced wastage
greater consistency and traceability of products and services
improved morale and motivation
Customer Confidence, Satisfaction and TRUST
Level of Assurance in Organizational QUALITY
Organizational PROFITABILITY
Ability to Differentiate Organization for Competitive Advantage
Organizational Credibility & Reputation

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AS ISO/TS 16949 KNOW MORE

What has been changed in the 2002 2nd edition of ISO/TS 16949?

The revised version of ISO/TS 16949 has been aligned with ISO 9001 and was developed and released under the sanction of ISO/TC 176, the ISO technical committee responsible for developing the ISO 9000 series of standards and guidance documents. ISO/TS 16949:2002 is organized along the same eight-element structure as ISO 9001, with a clear emphasis on customer requirements.

We already have an ISO 9001:2008 certificate so what else do we have to do?

There are about 130 additional requirements in TS 16949. Many of the additions clarify rather than impose additional requirements. A progressive organization could easily interpret ISO 9001:2008 and do all the things required in ISO/TS 16949.

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