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News Release from: TUV Rheinland UK
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 October 2004
Automotive industry standardises
management system
ISO/TS 16949 standard comes from the International Automotive Task Force and the International Organisation for standardisation to satisfy the need for a commonly accepted management system.
The Automotive industry has become an international industry and there is evidence that this trend is continuing Consequently, the need for a commonly accepted Management System has arisen
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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ISO/TS 16949 standard has been created by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) to satisfy this need.
This document unites the quality requirements that exist worldwide and is therefore recognised by both the American and the European automobile industries.
ISO/TS 16949 is based on ISO 9000, EAQF (French), VDA6.1 (German), AVSQ (Italian) and QS-9000 (U.S.) automotive catalogues.
ISO/TS 16949 is a breakthrough as it combines global quality system requirements in one standard which can be used along the automotive supply chains.
Automobile manufacturers such as GM, Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, Nissan, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen and Daimler Chrysler require their suppliers to be ISO/TS 16949 certified.
Certification in accordance with ISO/TS 16949 has several advantages.
It creates transparency and comprehensibility for all processes.
Thus, it becomes possible to evaluate the profitability of all the divisions of a company.
It is also the door opener to the automotive supply chain.
Instead of fulfilling several national requirements, companies only need to comply with one international standard which makes the certification process less time consuming and less expensive.
Every company of the automotive supply chain can obtain ISO/TS 16949 certification but the definition of automotive only includes cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles but not agricultural, industrial or off-highway vehicles.
Moreover, this standard is only applicable to plants where the respective automotive components are manufactured.
Depending on the situation, companies that manufacture products for the automotive industry but are not permanently within the automotive supply chain can obtain the aforementioned certification.
TUV International can provide you with further individual information for your company about applicability and eligibility of requirements.
TUV International is situated in Birmingham and has an excellent automotive pedigree.
It offers a full, competitively priced portfolio of services which includes ISO/TS 16949 as well as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
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