ISO 16949

The global automotive industry demands world class levels of product quality, productivity, competitiveness as well as continual improvement. To achieve this goal many vehicle manufacturers insist that suppliers adhere to strict technical specifications laid out in a Quality Management standard for suppliers to the automotive sector, known as ISO /TS 16949:2002.

ISO/TS 16949:2002 has been developed by the industry, the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), to encourage improvement in both the supply chain and the certification process. In fact, for the majority of leading vehicle manufacturers, certification to this specification is a mandatory requirement for doing business.

The ISO/TS 16949:2002 standard is the consensus of international quality requirements, which consists of policies and procedures that ensures worldwide consistence with the suppliers of parts, materials, or finishing services.

ISO/TS 16949:2002 have been developed by the industry, the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), to encourage improvement in both the supply chain and the certification process. In fact, for the majority of leading vehicle manufacturers, certification to this specification is a mandatory requirement for doing business.

Who is ISO/TS16949:2002 applicable to?

ISO/TS16949:2002 is relevant to all types of automotive supply companies, from small manufacturers to multi-site multinational organizations located anywhere in the world. However, it is only applicable to sites where production or service parts are manufactured.

Organizations wishing to break into the automotive market must wait until they are on an automotive customer's potential supplier list before they can progress with certification to this specification.

What are the benefits of registration?

ISO/TS 16949 is a specification tailored to meet the automotive manufacturer's requirements, particularly Quality, Cost and JIT delivery. It requires effective and efficient processes with contingency plans to assure un-interrupted supplies to the assembly line.

Some of the benefits of the ISO/TS 16949 include:

• Improved product and process quality
• Additional confidence for global sourcing
• Reassignment of supplier resources to quality improvement
• Common quality system approach in the supply chain for supplier/subcontractor development and consistency
• Reduction in multiple 3rd party registrations.

How can AEC help you to achieve ISO/TS16949:2002 Certification?

AEC will assist your organization in ISO awareness training, documentation, implementation, internal auditing and overall process optimization as per ISO/TS16949:2002 standard. AEC is a result oriented professional training and certification service providers, offering systematic approaches to improve quality and effectiveness of the system and enhance the productivity by offering systematic approaches. Our main objective is to help you and your organization improve profitability, through better utilization of all of your resources.