FAQ
IATF 16949 (Quality Management System in the Automotive Industry) provides a common approach to a QM system in the automotive supply chain.
IATF 16949 can be specified by additional or supplementary Customer Specific Requirements (CSR) for the supplier's QM system.
The application of IATF 16949 requires knowledge and implementation of customer-specific requirements in the automotive supply chain:
• In Chapter 4 Context of the Organization, IATF 16949 requires that customer-specific requirements be evaluated and applied within the scope of the company's quality management system.
• Chapter 7.2.3, ISTF 16949, requires that auditors must have knowledge of customer specific requirements in order to be able to audit them.
• In chapter 8.5.1.5, IATF 16949 requires that the applicable customer-specific requirements must be taken into account in maintenance and servicing (Total Productive Maintenance - TPM).
• In chapter 9.2.2.6, IATF 16949 requires that customer-specific requirements must be included in the process audits to be performed on a regular basis.
• ...and in chapter 9.2.2.4, it is required that the customer-specific requirements are considered in the product audit.
IATF 16949 can be specified by additional or supplementary Customer Specific Requirements (CSR) for the supplier's QM system.
The application of IATF 16949 requires knowledge and implementation of customer-specific requirements in the automotive supply chain:
• In Chapter 4 Context of the Organization, IATF 16949 requires that customer-specific requirements be evaluated and applied within the scope of the company's quality management system.
• Chapter 7.2.3, ISTF 16949, requires that auditors must have knowledge of customer specific requirements in order to be able to audit them.
• In chapter 8.5.1.5, IATF 16949 requires that the applicable customer-specific requirements must be taken into account in maintenance and servicing (Total Productive Maintenance - TPM).
• In chapter 9.2.2.6, IATF 16949 requires that customer-specific requirements must be included in the process audits to be performed on a regular basis.
• ...and in chapter 9.2.2.4, it is required that the customer-specific requirements are considered in the product audit.
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