SIMS - Our purpose is to..
give voice to the collective wisdom of the organization,
and
to be a catalyst for translating that wisdom into positive action.
SIMS Quality Management System (QMS) Consulting & Training
ISO 16949 Systems
for automobile
sector
ISO/TS
16949
focuses
on
an
organization’s
ability
to
realize
its
stated
goals
as
well
as
achieve
customer
satisfaction
by
delivering
conforming
parts
on
time
to
customer
specification
at
acceptable
cost.
ISO/TS
16949
concentrates
on
the
effective
linkages
in
the
company's
business
plan,
quality
policy,
quality
objectives
and
measures.
The
standard
specifies
how
objectives
can
be
achieved
and
deployed
throughout
the
organization.
What
is
ISO/TS
16949:
Some
of
the
key
additional
requirements
include
the
need
for:
Focus on involvement of top management and linking the business plan to clearly defined measurable quality objectives.
Focus on Human Resource management, including processes for defining competency requirements, providing training, and verifying the effectiveness of actions taken.
Processes to motivate employees to reach quality objectives, attain continual improvement, and create an environment to promote innovation.
A process to measure the extent to which personnel are aware of the relevance and importance of their activities and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives.
Focus on product and process design.
Development of suppliers using ISO/TS 16949:2002.
Ensuring effective control of internal and external laboratories.
A process for the measurement of customer satisfaction by conducting effective system, process and product audits.
Effective analysis of data to drive continual improvement.
Benefits
associated
with
ISO/TS
16949:2002
include:
Improved product and process quality
Additional confidence for global sourcing
Reassignment of supplier resources to quality improvement
Ensures a global quality system approach in the supply chain for supplier/subcontractor development
Reduction in variation
Reduction in 2nd party system audits
Common language to improve understanding of quality requirements
Continuous improvement of business performance through ongoing certification audits
Boosted staff morale through increased management efficiencies
Bottom-line benefits through increased efficiency, reduced waste and better utilization of resources
Improved product and process quality
Single quality system registration to meet multiple customer quality requirements
Incorporates the best lessons learned from the global automotive segment
Formatted to allow easy conversion to ISO 9001:2000
Main
Differences
in
the
ISO/TS
16949:2002
Audit
Process
Requires re-audit in 3 years
Demands addition of customer specific requirements to the ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification scope.
QS 9000 accredited auditors and registrars are not acceptable.
SIMS Quality Management System (QMS) Consulting & Training
