The automotive industry requires top-notch quality and global standards, enforced by the IATF to ensure supplier compliance and competitiveness.
What is IATF 16949:2016?
IATF 16949:2016 is a standard that establishes the requirements for a Quality Management System (QMS), for the automotive sector. It replaces the former ISO/TS 16949:2009 standard. The standard specifies the quality system requirements for the design/development, production, installation, and servicing of automotive-related products. It enables organizations to demonstrate their commitment to product quality and compliance with customer requirements.
Who can benefit from IATF 16949:2016?
Requirements are generic and applicable to any supplier providing design and development, production, assembly, installation, and services of automotive-related products, inclusive of products with embedded software. The IATF 16949 standard applies to sites of the organization where manufacturing of customer-specified production parts, service parts, and/or accessory parts takes place.
What are the key benefits of IATF 16949:2016?
- Provides for continual improvement
- Emphasizes defect prevention
- Promotes reduction of variation and waste in the automotive industry supply chain
- Meets the requirements of its customers and other stakeholders
- Requires organizations to define objectives and continually improve their processes to attain them
- Requires documented and implemented corporate responsibility policies
- Demonstrates ability to consistently provide products that meet customer and applicable statutory, regulatory, and product safety requirements
- Results in increased clientele leading to greater profitability
- IATF 16949 certification enables expansion into new markets as it is mandatory for doing business in some sectors
- Identifies and addresses risks
- Increased productivity and efficiency lead to decreased internal costs
- Flexible and easy to adopt
- Enhances brand reputation
- Saves money by avoiding duplication
