ISO/TS 16949 Registration
The Problems
Suppliers of automotive parts and services are required by the automotive OEMS to be registered for the ISO/TS 16949 standard. ISO/TS 16949 is based upon the ISO 9001 standard, with specific requirements added to support the needs of automotive industry.
The ISO/TS 16949:2002 standard contains the requirements for a quality management system designed to insure that a company's products meet its customer's expectations; however successfully implementing the standard brings challenges.
Do these problem sound familiar?
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I am not ready to pass an ISO/TS 16949 audit.
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I can’t find the correct documentation.
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It is too difficult to develop the right document.
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My document does not meet the requirements of the ISO/TS 16949 standard.
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My company spends too much money on compliance efforts.
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My company is not able to keep up with changes to documents.
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I need to bring my documentation up to the current version of the standard.
The Needs
Organizations seeking registration to ISO/TS 16949 must be able to must successfully execute the following:
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Development of “audit ready” documentation – Solid documentation must include a policy manual, procedures and instructions covering the requirements in the standards with traceability to the stated requirements and objective evidence to support that the documentation is being followed.
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Enforce document control – Successful document control means that you can do the following things well: Revision control, document access, routing, approval and change impact analysis. Besides control, a document must be easy to find and retrieve by the intended user of its contents.