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TS 16949:2002
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| Deemed as an international quality system
requirement specifically formulated for the global
automotive industry. |
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| It is an ISO technical specification
developed by the International Automotive Task Force, in
conjunction with the members of the ISO Technical
Committee-TC176. |
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| This particular supplier criterion
incorporates the quality system requirements of the auto
makers of the United States, Germany, Italy & France, with
the object of having a single document & registration scheme
that is acceptable to the European and the US automobile
industries, alike. |
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| TS 16949 encompasses the quality
specifications of Ford, GM & Chrysler’s QS-9000, the German
automaker’s VDA6.1, the French EAQF and the Italian
automotive standard AVSQ. |
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| It details the fundamental,
sector-specific, quality systems requirements that sustain
continuous improvement and emphasize defect prevention while
simultaneously reducing the magnitude of variation and waste
in the supply chain. |
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TS - 16949 GOALS
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Development of Fundamental Quality Systems
that Provide for:
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Continuous Improvement.
Defect Prevention.
Reduction of Variation.
Waste in the supply chain. |
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| Coupled
with Customer-specific requirement that may apply, the
specification defines the fundamental quality management system
requirements for those who subscribe to this document. |
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| Intended
to avoid multiple certification and to provide a
common approach to Quality Management System (QMS) |
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Benefits of ISO/TS 16949
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Fosters improved product & process quality. |
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| b)Incorporates the best lessons learnt from the global
automotive realm. |
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Provides additional confidence for global sourcing. |
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Ensures a global quality system approach in the supply chain for
supplier/subcontractor service consistency. |
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Reduces variation, waste & improves the overall efficiency in
production levels. |
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Eliminates the need for multiple third party registrations. |
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Provides a common platform to address worldwide quality system
requirements. |
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Formatted to allow easy conversion to ISO9001/2000. |
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Advantageous to the up gradation of existing quality systems. |
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SCOPE
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| In Conjunction with ISO 9001:2000, TS
defines the Quality Management System requirement for the
design/ development, production and where relevant installation
and servicing of automotive related products. |
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| Is applicable to production and service part organization sites
where customer specified products are manufactured. |
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applicable to remote locations, which however cannot obtain
stand-alone certification. |
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| Applicable throughout the automotive supply chain. |
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