A. What is TS16949 quality management system?

QS-9000 is a quality management system standard jointly formulated by the three major American automobile groups (GM, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler). On the basis of ISO9000, the standard adds specific requirements for the automotive quality system, and is a programmatic standard for the quality system in the automotive industry represented by the United States.

However, in order to protect the interests of their own auto OEMs, major auto countries other than the United States have also formulated their own standards for quality system certification in the automotive industry, such as VDA6.1 in Germany and EAQF94 in France. In this case, a supplier has to establish multiple sets of quality systems and undergo multiple certification audits, which brings inconvenience to the supplier's work and increases the cost of the supply chain. In order to avoid multiple certifications, with the support and coordination of the International Automobile Promotion Team (IATF) headed by the United States, ISO/TS16949:1999 was promulgated in 1999, and ISO/TS16949 was officially released to the world on April 1, 2002. TS16949:2002. The ISO/TS16949:2002 specification is based on the ISO9000:2000 version of the standard, combined with the established requirements of the automotive industry and the special requirements of different customers. It is suitable for the entire supply chain of the automotive industry and is widely used by major automobiles in Europe, America and Japan. accepted by the manufacturer.

B. Implementation and benefits of TS16949:

Additional confidence in the global sourcing process;

Reduce the audit of the system by many customers and reduce multiple third-party certifications;

Improve the common language for understanding quality requirements, and also provide new ideas for quality control for the majority of non-automotive industries;

Efficiency and innovation capabilities can be documented evidence through the implementation of a new quality management system;

Continuous improvement in all aspects of enterprise management: quality improvement/productivity improvement/cost reduction, improving competitiveness.