ISO/TS 16949 - Quality management systems - Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations

ISO/TS 16949:2009 is an international standard for quality management systems for automotive component suppliers, ISO/TS 16949:2009 with full name translated into Vietnamese is Quality Management System - the specific requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for the  organizations of automotive production and supply of services, automotive components.
 
ISO/TS 16949:2009 is the standard compiled by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF - International Automotive Task Force) with the support of the commission TC 176 (Technical Committee 176) of the International Standardization Organization ISO. ISO Organisation on behalf of IATF issued ISO/TS 16949.
 
Since ISO/TS 16949 based on two basic foundations is 8 principles of quality management according to ISO 9001:2008 and to meet the specific requirements of our customers, to develop a quality management system to improve continuously, focus on defect prevention and reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain.
 
The purpose of ISO/TS 16949:2009 is continuous improvement, prevention of errors, the reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain. This standard requires suppliers to focus on continuous improvement throughout the organization. ISO/TS 16949: 2009 also requires the unit applied to enhance the training to enhance capacity and the awareness of employees, to define the responsibility of the employees to quality. The capacity of staffs mentioned in details at the content such as process design, design and development, monitor and measurement of processes, products, data analysis.
 
Objects of application: Any organization in the automotive supply chain meeting the following criteria may apply and register for certification ISO/TS 16949:2009.
 
1)The scope of application: These technical regulations (ISO/TS 16949:2009), together with the requirements of ISO 9001: 2008, determine the requirements of the quality management system for the design and development, production and, where appropriate, assembly and service provision of the products related to the automobile.
These technical regulations may apply to the premises of the organization in which the production and/or service parts specified by the customer are produced.

2) The term "Cars" (Automotive) should be understood including: automobiles, trucks (light, medium, heavy), buses and motorcycles.

3) The locations, the units of production and service provision  (sites) in the automotive supply chain, including:

• The locations in which take place production processes to add value.
• Satellite units provide value-added details, components, products, assembling semi-finished products and services involved in the supply chain for original equipment manufacturers - OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
• Satellite units in the automotive supply chain, where produce raw materials of production, details; assembling products, or provide value-added services to complete products, such as heat treatment, welding, painting, electroplating,etc .... for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) applied this standard.
• The functional units support, whether located on-site or other places (such as design centers, headquarters and distribution centers), are the units which should be assessed but not certified independently in accordance with this standard.

 The benefits of application ISO/TS 16949:2009:

• Bringing commercial advantages during contract negotiations.
• Focus on continuous improvement, errors preventation and reduction of variation and waste.
• ISO/TS 16949 creates access approach to general quality management system in the entire supply chain (including suppliers and subcontractors) and facilitate the access and application of the best practice methods.
• Save time and costs, thanks to avoiding a lot of specific audits of customers.

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