The ISO/TS 16949

The ISO/TS 16949 standard is the most widely used standard in the automotive industry, and it can be said that in Iran, all companies that somehow work with a car manufacturer are required to comply with the requirements of this standard. This standard is approved by all Iranian automakers as well as international car manufacturers, and even the corporate requirements of Iranian car manufacturers such as Saipa are compiled based on this standard. Many of the requirements of this standard are heavy and specialized and the reason for this is because of the sensitivity of the automobile industry.

This international standard Quality management systems enable automotive companies and suppliers active in the automotive parts supply chain to align or integrate their quality management systems with the relevant requirements of other management systems, such as environmental management, occupational health and safety management, and financial or risk management. Additionally, organizations can adapt their current management systems to create a quality management system that is in compliance with the requirements of this standard.

The planning, establishment and development of this quality management system for the organization achieves the following goals:

1. Continuous improvement
2. Emphasis on preventing defects
3. Reducing fluctuations and losses in the supply chain

Is the ISO/TS 16949:2009 international standard applicable to companies operating in the following fields?

1. Suppliers of raw materials needed for the production of steel sheets, paint, chemicals and….
2. Auto parts manufacturers such as machining, forging, casting, plastic injection, rubber and….
3. Manufacturers of ready-to-assemble sets including engine, front, steering wheel, body, etc
4. Service activities such as heat treatment, electroplating or additional and final polishing activities
5. Automobile manufacturers

Some of the most important requirements of ISO 16949 technical specification

1. Engineering specifications
2. Process efficiency
3. Additional quality objectives
4. Quality responsibility
5. Customer representative
6. Performance of the quality management system
7. Motivating and empowering employees
8. Product design skills
9. On-the-job training
10. Factory planning, infrastructure and equipment
11. Emergency plans

Employee safety to meet product requirements

1. Cleaning and cleanliness
2. Secrecy
3. Feasibility of building an organization
4. Compliance with requirements and laws
5. Supplier monitoring
6. Work instructions
7. Tool production management
8. Warehouse and inventory
9. Knowledge of basic statistical concepts
10. Product rework control
11. Problem Solving
12. Analysis of the MSA measurement system
13. infallibility

Advantages of establishing ISO 16949 quality management system

1. Increasing efficiency and improving quality
2. Ensuring customer satisfaction in the product realization process
3. Improving the strategy of the organization
4. Reducing waste in the supply chain
5. employee satisfaction
6. Customer satisfaction and manufacturers
7. Continuous improvement of organization processes
8. Attention to error prevention
9. Robustness in process reliability
10. More added value in activities
11. Increasing the credibility of the organization