Benefits of the ISO TS 16949 System

The benefits of the ISO TS 16949 system are set out below.

The benefits are as follows.

• The standard improves the product and process quality of the automotive supply chain.
• It brings consistent, widely accepted international quality system requirements to the automotive sector.
• It builds global confidence in supplier quality.
• It serves as the reference standard for automotive certification audits.
• It provides the framework for process-focused audits that put customer satisfaction first.
• It delivers the competitive advantage that comes from holding a globally accepted standard.

In Addition to ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems, the Standard Covers:

• Control of engineering specifications
• Review of process efficiency
• Definition of the customer representative's duties, authority, and responsibilities
• Employee motivation and authority to act
• Planning of plant, facilities, and equipment
• Preparation of contingency plans
• Cleanliness and order across the facility
• Manufacturing feasibility and product risk analysis
• Application of FMEA in production and design
• Preparation and application of control plans
• TS 16949:2002 sits on top of ISO 9001:2000 and brings a different perspective to building and auditing management systems.

The aim of TS is to develop a quality management system that supports continuous improvement, focuses on error prevention, and stops variation and loss across the supply chain. TS removed the need for multiple certification audits and brought a common approach to the quality management system across automotive production and associated parts and service organisations.

• Customer Manuals
• APQP & control plan
• FMEA, PPAP, SPC
• VDA Volumes 1 to 6
• Which automotive OEMs accept ISO/TS 16949
• QS 9000, the US Big 3
• VDA 6.1, German
• AVSQ, Italian
• EAQF, French

ISO/TS 16949 Clause Structure

• Scope
• Normative references
• Terms and definitions
• Quality management system
• Management responsibility
• Resource management
• Product realisation
• Measurement, analysis, and improvement