ISO/TS 16949 Consulting, Training and Internal Auditing

Bob Bremer Enterprises, LLC

Quality / Environmental Consulting, Internal Auditing & Training

ISO/TS 16949 Standards

ISO/TS 16949

and the

now

expir

QS-9000

standard

(

xpire

December

15,

006

)

were developed for the automotive industry. QS-9000

and it's accompanying Supplement for Manufacturers of Tooling and

Equipment were based on the

lder

ISO 9000:1996 format and was

specific

to only the North American Automotive-related companies. Ford,

GM and

Chrysler, along with a few auto related OEM signatories

developed and

promoted QS-9000.

ISO/TS 16949

is a Technical Standard based on the new ISO 9001:2000

format, but it is a combination of various North America and Europe

automotive standards. Now it is no longer necessary for a company, that

deals with international automotive OEM's to be compliant to multiple

standards. TS 16949 is being universally recognized.

16949

is also more limited in which companies can be registered to the

standard. As a strong general guideline, a company must make a part that

appears on the vehicle. The company must also manufacture the parts.

These ruling now exclude many QS-9000 companies, such as the tooling

and equipment companies or design houses that strongly support the

auto

industry, but do not manufacture parts.

During the transition from

QS-9000

to TS 16949, non-part manufacturers are now evolving their QMS

to meet

the ISO 9001

requirements. However, those remaining QS-9000

organizations that have not yet transitioned to TS

have unfortunately

allowed their certification to lapse and may be jeopardizing future

customer contracts.

TS includes every requirement from ISO 9001:2000, but it also includes all

of the automotive "additives". Requirements that are specific to this

standard. Also, the expectation is that a company also meet their OEM

customer requirements.

One such requirement from Ford that most other

OEMs are adopting, is the increased qualification requirements for Internal

Auditing of your TS system. Bob Bremer Enterprises not only can

provide

the necessary training, but can also perform your internal audits

for you --

allowing your personnel to continue with their job

responsibilities.

In other words -- there can be quite a bit more work involved in meeting

the

registration requirements of TS 16949.

Companies familiar with QS

9000

may find the transition less threatening than companies that have

minimal

experience with this standard.

We have over 25 years experience with the automotive industry and

understand the unique requirements of this standard. Call or email for

additional information. Use the convenient

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information or quotations on our services.