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		<title><![CDATA[ISO/TS 16949:2009 Transition (Odak Danismanlik)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a result of harmonisation efforts regarding the supplier quality management system requirements, ISO/TS 16949:1999 (based on ISO 9001:1994) was first released in 1999. The aim was to form a globally recognized automotive sector requirements document. In March 2002, the revised version of ISO/TS 16949 (based on ISO 9001:2000) was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automotive: Issues, Perspectives & a Powerful Enterprise Solution]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=254682]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With ISO/TS16949:2002 global quality standard set to replace QS 9000, the automotive industry is poised for change. While QS 9000 is based on requirements from the Big three automakers, ISO/TS16949:2002 not only combines ISO 9001:2000, but includes automotive requirements from national and international quality standards (QS 9000, VDA 6.1, EAQF...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The New Year 2000 ISO 9000 Standards - An Executive Summary]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=57131]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Extensive surveys have been carried out on a worldwide basis in order to understand better the needs of all ISO user groups. The objective of the article is to discuss revised standards taken into account with all previous experience of quality management systems. It specifies that these standards will result...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quality Management System Performance - The Missing Links]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=127047]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ISO/TS 16949 is the culmination of more than decade of harmonization activities in the automotive sector. In the US, these activities began in June 1988 with the sanctioning of the Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force SQRTF. SQRTF produced a series of quality reference manuals common to Chrysler, Ford, and GM....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quality Management System Strategies - The On-Going Journey]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=127048]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quality system standards are all about preparation and execution. For those already certified and who have a robust quality system already in place, this information is not new. When looking at the standards regarding quality systems, rather than focusing on the minor details and producing a line-by-line interpretation, the larger...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quality Management Systems in Agriculture Need and Opportunity]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=159650]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Quality management systems, with their associated statistical process controls and traceability, are not new to world industry, but the concept is a radical departure from the generic commodity mindset that has typified agriculture. Trading undifferentiated commodities at constantly eroding margins provides little incentive for quality beyond that needed for minimal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quality Management Principles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56134]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This document introduces the eight quality management principles on which the quality management system standards of the revised ISO 9000:2000 series are based. These principles can be used by senior management as a framework to guide their organizations towards improved performance. The principles are derived from the collective experience and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO/TS (Technical Specification) 16949]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56654]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ISO/TS Technical Specification 16949 is a quality management system standard specific to the Automotive industry, which includes all the requirements of the ISO 9000 quality management system standard verbatim. In addition, the standard combines the AVSQ Italian, EAQF French, QS-9000 US and VDA 6.1 German automotive requirements. This article also...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Implementing ISO 9001 In A Union Environment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58588]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["It may be unfashionable to consider unions as a company's ally in anything, much less the pursuit of a quality management system certification such as ISO 9001. However, more and more studies are showing that unionized companies are more profitable, and that union employees are better trained, less likely to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vuteq Corporation the First to be Certified to the International Automotive Supplier Technical Specification ISO/TS 16949: 2002]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vuteq Corporation is a North American automobile component manufacturer and supplier with locations in Canada, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and California. The challenge was to change their quality management system at the same time they expanded their facility to be able to produce the new products. In solutions the Awareness Training...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Transitioning from QS-9000 to ISO/TS 16949]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59544]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["Most organizations doing business in the automotive industry have achieved compliance to an ISO 9000 based quality management system QMS standard, such as QS-9000:1998. The International Automotive Task Force IATF, in conjunction with the International Organization for Standardization ISO, collaborated to develop ISO/TS 16949:2002, an automotive industry standard containing ISO...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Journey to Performance Excellence: ISO 9000]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59545]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[These standards, established and maintained by the International Organization for Standardization, are made up of the following three documents:ISO 9000:2000 contains a standard set of terms and definitions related to quality management;ISO 9001:2000 contains requirements for a quality management system QMS for achieving customer satisfaction by meeting customer requirements; ISO...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Process Approach to ISO 9001:2000]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=60347]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["To manage this business process, the organization develops management systems, including financial, human resources, materials, creative, deployment, quality, environmental, health and safety, and other management systems. Some of these systems will meet international standards. A business process map is a very significant tool as part of  Quality Management systemQMS....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO 9001-2000 : Redefining Management Responsibility]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the beginning, the ISO 9000 standards series (ISO 9001, ISO 9002, and ISO 9003) has contained very basic requirements for management. ISO 9001:2000 is designed to transfer the responsibility for the quality management system from quality assurance to top management. This ensures that customer satisfaction is achieved, customer requirements...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The ISO 9001:2000 Upgrade: Tips For A Smooth Transition]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76610]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The International Organization for Standardization, the governing body of the ISO standards, requires all ISO 9001:1994-compliant companies to now re-certify under a new set of requirements as highlighted by ISO 9000:2000. The upgraded ISO standards demand a much more comprehensive and improved quality management system. The 9001:2000 standard emphasizes the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Goes Wrong [And Right] With Quality Management Systems]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=93548]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘Increasingly, companies looking to improve operational efficiency employ Quality Management Systems QMS to address these very issues. According to the International Standardization Organization ISO, more than 430,000 companies worldwide have been accredited for implementing some form of QMS. The paper explores five common stumbling blocks in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quality Management Systems for Agriculture: Principles and Case Studies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=162581]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses about source verification which is becoming understood as a method of connecting producers to consumers, and of providing increased security around food supplies. Source verification requires that market participants have documented quality management systems, preferably audited by a disinterested third party. As more complex traits and increased...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Few Small Miracles Give Birth To An ISO Quality Management Systems Standard For The Automotive Industry]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58093]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The potential for using ISO standards as a basis for alignment of customer requirements in global industries was established with the publication of ISO/TS Technical Specification 16949:2002. This standard, "Quality management systems – Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2000 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations", represents...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ISO/TS 16949 Edges Toward Becoming Global Standard]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59281]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ISO/TS 16949:2002 is now fully aligned with ISO 9001:2000, providing for continuous improvement in quality management, as well as emphasizing defect prevention, and the reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain. The goal is for auto suppliers to become more customer- and process-focused. Simply by meeting the standard,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making The Transition From QS-9000 To ISO/TS 16949]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56985]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hurt by reduced demand and intense pressure for cost reductions from many of their customers, automotive suppliers are becoming aware that the quality management system requirement document QS-9000 will at some point be superseded by something with the mysterious designation, ISO/TS 16949:2002. The most obvious reason for the new requirements...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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