ISO / TS 16949

The ISO/TS 16949:2009 standard is the consensus of international quality requirements, which consists of policies and procedures that ensures worldwide consistence with the suppliers of parts, materials, or finishing services.

How do automotive manufacturers assure that the numerous parts that they receive from suppliers are of the highest quality?

How do automobile manufactures assure that suppliers provide products that manufacturers can be responsible for and are worthy of the manufacturers name?

Automotive manufacturers assure quality by requiring registration to automotive quality standards that provide quality assurance. ISO/TS 16949:2009 is the latest automotive quality standard which was developed to be a new universally accepted quality standard for automobile suppliers. The ISO/TS 16949:2009 standard was developed to be an automotive standard for the customers’ of automotive manufacturers and it is aligned with the ISO-9001: 2009 standard. The purpose of ISO/TS 16949:2009 was to create standardization in the quality management standards for automobile suppliers throughout the world. ISO/TS 16949:2009 is a process approach quality standard, which places requirements that assure consistent quality, throughout organizations that supply automobile manufacturers. By requiring ISO/TS 16949:2009 certifications, automobile manufacturers can be assured that all of their suppliers are adhering to a consistent set of quality standards that are strict and intertwined throughout the supplier’s organization.