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History and Evolution of ISO/TS 16949

Pre ISO/TS 16949 Quality systems have been deployed in the automotive industry for many years. The component suppliers were the first to adopt the British Standard BS 5750, which became the foundation of the internationally recognized ISO 9000 series of Quality Management System standards. However, there was still a general feeling that since ISO 9000 was non-automotive specific, it did not really meet all the requirements. This led to the development of automotive sector based variants. In the USA, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler developed QS-9000, which harmonized their supplier quality system requirements in a single document. At the same time, in France, Germany and Italy, similar quality system requirements were developed (EAQF, VDA6.1, AVSQ respectively). This meant that automotive suppliers and those servicing multiple vehicle manufacturers had to comply with differing Quality System Requirements, but all with the same intent.

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ISO/TS 16949:1999 (1st Edition) With all the differing automotive quality system requirements, there grew a collective goal to harmonize all the different requirements. As a start, the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) was established. The IATF had representatives from Improvement almost all major European and North American vehicle manufacturers, suppliers and automotive trade associations. In collaboration with the International Organization for Improvement Standardization (ISO), the group developed and published ISO/TS 16949:1999 Quality Systems - Automotive Suppliers -- Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:1994. The specification was developed with input from the four nal established automotive standards: QS-9000, VDA6.1 (Germany), EAQF (France) and nt AVSQ (Italy). ISO/TS 16949:2002 (2nd Edition, Year 2002 Revision) The ISO/TS 16949:1999 version was based on ISO 9001:1994. To emphasize continuous improvement in the supplier base, the International Automotive Task Force later revised the ISO/TS 16949:1999 requirements to align with the ISO 9001:2000 framework. The new ISO/TS 16949:2002 Quality management systems -- Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2000 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations includes ISO 9001:2000, and successfully harmonizes the supplier quality system requirements of the automakers of US,

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uick Links) Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Korea and Malaysia. It details the fundamental, sector-specific quality systems requirements, which sustain continuous improvement and emphasize defect prevention, while simultaneously reducing the magnitude of variation and waste in the supply chain and encouraging improvement in customer satisfaction. ISO/TS 16949:2002 focuses on an organizations ability to realize its stated goals as well as achieve customer satisfaction by delivering conforming parts on time to customer specification at acceptable cost. ISO/TS 16949:2002 concentrates on the effective linkages in the company's business plan, quality policy, quality objectives and measures. The standard specifies how objectives can be achieved and deployed throughout the organization. Some of the key additional requirements include the need for: Focus on involvement of top management and linking the business plan to clearly defined measurable quality objectives. Focus on Human Resource management, including processes for defining competency requirements, providing training, and verifying the effectiveness of actions taken. Processes to motivate employees to reach quality objectives, attain continual improvement, and create an environment to promote innovation. A process to measure the extent to which personnel are aware of the relevance and importance of their activities and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives. Focus on product and process design. Development of suppliers using ISO/TS 16949:2002. Ensuring effective control of internal and external laboratories. A process for the measurement of customer satisfaction by conducting effective system, process and product audits. Effective analysis of data to drive continual improvement.

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