ISO/TS 16949 – Automotive Quality Management Systems
As a harmonized standard, ISO/TS 16949 combines the requirements of QS-9000
and VDA 6.1. The first edition of ISO/TS 16949 was published in 1999 based
on the system requirements of ISO 9001:1994.
It was updated in 1999 to be compatible with the ISO 9001:2000 revision.
This standard is the required QMS standard for the global automotive supplier
base. Any automotive supplier who supplies a component or system that
ends up in an automobile must be certified, along with any automotive supplier
who is contractually required by an automotive OEM to be certified. This
standard and the associated certification scheme is administered by the International
Automotive Task Force (IATF), working in conjunction with the accreditation
bodies and ISO. TÜVRheinland® North American QRS performs these audits
under the IATF contract with its parent organization TUV Industry Service GmbH-
TÜVRheinland® Group (TIS) under the auspices of VDA-QMC Accreditation Body.
Why TÜVRheinland®?
TÜVRheinland® is the leading service provider in the field of the system
certification. With the outstanding global reputation, TÜVRheinland® Group
certifies your ISO/TS 16949 management system to enhance the customer satisfaction.
By using their extensive industrial expertise, our auditors are available helping
you to find the improvement opportunities for the future development to give
you competitive edges.
In addition, our certification provides advantages such as:
- Improved product and process quality
- Coordinated quality assurance approach in the global supply chain
- Appropriate reassignment of limited resources
- Cost savings due to efficient operation restructuring
- Competitive advantages in global market
- Maximum media exposure through TUVdotCOM