ISO/TS 16949 Automotive Quality Management System Standard

ISO/TS 16949 Quality Management System has been created in order to ensure continuous improvement and meet customer needs. It is a well recognized Qality Management System in automotive industry. 

ISO/TS 16949 Technical Specification defines the Quality Management System requirements for the design and development, production and, when relevant, installation and service of automotive-related products.

The aim of the standard is to ensure continual improvement by focusing on preventing errors and reducing changes and losses in the supply chain.  

Who is Required to Have the ISO/TS 16949 Automotive Quality Management System Standard?

It is applicable for any organization carrying on business in automotive industry/sub-industry.

Benefits of ISO/TS 16949 Automotive Quality Management System Application

• Improves Product and Service Quality

• Production Order can be provided again for the same production

• Improves New Product Design

• Enables more effective management of supply chain

• Helpful in improving product supply chain in automotive industry

• Associates Quality Management System with organization processes

• Compliant with ISO 14001 (Environment Management System) and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health And Safety Management System)

• Prevents errors with Zero-Defect Approach 

• Eliminates any phase that is not effective both in terms of cost and time with On-time Production Approach

• Covers existing automotive quality system requirements and tries to prevent multiple certification

• Provides a competitive advantage in foreign markets