What is ISO/TS16949:2009 certification?

From the point of view of practice, we briefly introduce the requirements of the quality management system in three aspects: background, goal and significance, content.

In order to coordinate the international automotive quality system specifications, a specialized agency has been established by the world's leading automobile manufacturers and associations, called the IATF (InternationalAutomotiveTaskForce). The IATF member is composed of the following 9 OEMs: BMW (BMWGroup), Chrysler (ChryslerLLC), Daimler (DaimlerAG), Fiat (FiatGroupAutomobiles), Ford (FordMotorCompany), general (GeneralMotorsCorporation), Peugeot (PSAPeugeotCitroen), Reno (Renault) and mass (VolkswagenAG) and the 5 countries: the United States International supervision mechanism the car Supervision Bureau (IAOB), Italy Automobile Manufacturers Association (ANFIA), French Vehicle Equipment Industry Alliance (FIEV), the British car manufacturing and Trade Association (SMMT) and the German Association of the automotive industry quality management center (VDA-QMC).

ISO/TS16949:2009 is the technical specification of the international automotive industry, which is based on ISO9001 and incorporates the technical specifications of the automotive industry. This specification is fully consistent with the ISO9000:2008, but focuses more on defect prevention and reduces quality fluctuations and waste in the automotive parts supply chain. The ISO/TS16949 standard of the pertinence and applicability is very clear, only suitable for the automobile plant and its direct spare parts manufacturer, but also that these manufacturers must be directly related to the production of cars, to carry out manufacturing activities, and through this activity can make the products value added. At the same time, the certification company manufacturers qualification also has a strict limit, only those with support units, such as the design center, corporate headquarters and distribution center, or the manufacturing equipment and tools for vehicle manufacturers or automobile spare parts manufacturers manufacturers, can obtain certification. For the ISO/TS16949:2009 certification management is composed of 5 regulatory agencies on behalf of IATF to complete, they use the same procedure to monitor the operation and implementation of the ISO/TS16949 specification, to form a complete system of unified standards and operating in the world.

ISO/TS16949:2002 was developed by IATF in support of the ISO/TC176 quality management and quality assurance technical committee. The third edition of ISO/TS16949 cancelled and replaced the second edition, which was technically revised under ISO9001:2008. Since ISO/TS16949:2009 already contains all of the contents of ISO9001:2008, the certification of ISO/TS16949:2009 also marks the ISO9001:2008 standard.

For the auditee's requirements, the ISO/TS16949:2009 certification registration applies only to the motor vehicle plant and its direct component manufacturer. These manufacturers must be directly related to the production of automobiles, processing capacity, and through the realization of this ability, so that value-added products. Companies requiring ISO/TS16949:2009 certification must have records of production and quality management for at least 12 consecutive months, including a complete record of internal audits and management reviews. For a newly established manufacturing site, the certificate company may issue a compliance certificate issued by NQA if there is no record of 12 months or may be reviewed to meet the requirements of the quality system specification". After 12 months of records, the certification audit registration. The certification certificate awarded by institutions, such as the consistency cannot keep quality system normal operation and product quality, will have been revoked certificate risk.