ISO/TS 16949 CERTIFICATION

Helping Position Your Company as a Reliable Partner to the Automotive and Motorcycle Industry

The automotive/motorcycle industry is one of the most challenging industries in the world. It operates under extreme pressures of cost and time. Being able to rely on suppliers is key, not only for the car/motorcycle manufacturers, but also for other organisations in the supply chain. They all require suppliers that have their processes under control, that understand their customers’ specific requirements and focus on continuous improvement. Appropriate certification of your management system offers a decisive advantage in demonstrating that your company matches these criteria.

What is ISO/TS 16949?

ISO/TS 16949 is the only standard recognised worldwide related to quality management as it applies to any organisation active in the automotive/motorcycle supply chain. It is based on:

• The eight quality management principles (all fundamental to good business practice): Customer focus, Leadership, Involvement of people, Process approach, System approach to management, Continual improvement, Fact based decision-making, Mutually beneficial supplier relationships

• Fulfilment of customer specific requirements

What are the key benefits?

• A commercial advantage during contract negotiations

• A clear focus on continual improvement, emphasising defect prevention and reduction of variation and waste

• Time and cost savings, by avoiding multiple customer specific certification audits

OUR APPROACH

Key Steps In Our Certification Process Are:

• Definition of certification scope;

• Pre-audit (optional): gap analysis and diagnosis of your current position against the standard;

• Certification audit performed in 2 stages:

- Stage 1 – readiness review performed to verify that the organisation is ready for certification
- Stage 2 – evaluation of implementation, including the effectiveness of the management system of the organisation

• A certificate valid for 3 years is issued upon satisfactory results of stage 2 audit;

• Surveillance audits to verify that the management system continues to fulfil the requirements of the standard and monitor for continual improvement;

• Re-certification after 3 years to confirm the continued conformance and effectiveness of the management system as a whole.