New Automotive Certification ISO TS 16949
Operating in the automotive sector means achieving high levels of quality, productivity and competitiveness for their products. Therefore vehicle manufacturers require to their suppliers to adhere to strict technical specifications of the standard IATF 16949:2016 quality management, that has recently replaced the previous ISO TS 16949:2009. In fact, for most of the major manufacturers of vehicles, certification to this specification is a mandatory requirement, riconusciuto at international level, to remain on the market.
The IATF 16949:2016 standard defines quality system requirements for the stages of design / development, production, installation and service of all products related to the automotive industry.
Organisations wishing to enter the automotive market must proceed with certification to this specification.
- It is based on ISO 9001 according to the process approach. Understanding and control of the processes used to improve the quality of products. The new ITF standard has been designed also considering the new dispositions included in the ISO 9001:2015 standard
- It is complementary to many existing tools such as strengthening corporate FMEA, PPAP and Six Sigma
- It can provide more business opportunities and open investment prospects