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- Control of Records
- Record keeping is one of the most painstaking, and important, requirements in the ISO 9001:2000 standard. This work is painstaking, because records must be identified, filed, protected, and controlled throughout their lifecycle and important because they contain the history of how the quality management system QMS is functioning. The energy,...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- ISO/TS (Technical Specification) 16949
- 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...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Making The Transition From QS-9000 To ISO/TS 16949
- 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suppliers are becoming aware that the quality management system requirement document QS-9000 will at some point be superseded by something with the mysterious designation, ISO/TS 16949:2002.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...
- White papers 2002-03-03
- Guidance on the Process Approach to quality management systems
- This guidance document is intended to help users of the ISO 9000:2000 series of standards to understand the concepts and intent of the "process approach" to quality management systems. It is not limited to the requirements of ISO 9001:2000, and is not intended to provide guidance for conformity assessment purposes....
- White papers 2001-05-17
- ISO 9000 : 2000 - The Challenges Of The New Version
- One of the main problems with the 1994 version of ISO was that it left the door open to confusion between ends and means, and could therefore lead to an unwanted degree of variability in understanding the minimum requirement threshold. The 1994 version was criticized among other things for putting...
- White papers 2001-10-01
- Implementing ISO 9001 In A Union Environment
- "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...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Vuteq Corporation the First to be Certified to the International Automotive Supplier Technical Specification ISO/TS 16949: 2002
- 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...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Information Outlook
- An ISO Technical Specification TS containing automotive quality management system QMS requirements aligned with ISO 9001:2000 is about to become a reality. What is known is that there will now be some discretion in terms of how the organizations registered to this TS will ensure the QMS conformance of their...
- White papers 2002-02-01
- ISO/TS 16949 Edges Toward Becoming Global Standard
- 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,...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- Transitioning from QS-9000 to ISO/TS 16949
- "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...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Journey to Performance Excellence: ISO 9000
- 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...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Quality Management systems and Six Sigma
- Sigma is a measure of "goodness: the capability of a process to produce perfect work. A "defect" is any mistake that results in customer dissatisfaction. Sigma indicates how often defects are likely to occur. The higher the sigma level, the lower the defect rate. The lower the defect rate,...
- Presentations 1999-05-21
- ISO 9001-2000 : Redefining Management Responsibility
- 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...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The ISO 9001:2000 Upgrade: Tips For A Smooth Transition
- 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...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Quality Management System Performance - The Missing Links
- 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....
- White papers 2003-04-15
- Can't Get Budget Approval for Your Quality Management System?
- Many quality directors have difficulty in getting capital budget approvals to acquire a badly needed Quality Management System QMS. The reason in most situations is that their justification approaches the system benefits from a bottom-up operational perspective - the new system will provide a mechanism to achieve key quality objectives...
- White papers
- Role of a Quality Management System in Six Sigma Deployments
- Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach to improving product and process quality. Ever since Jack Welch labeled Six Sigma as one of the most strategic initiatives undertaken by GE, it has seen its adoption increase dramatically across the world. Enterprise quality management systems play a key role in the...
- White papers
- ISO/TS 16949:2009 Transition (Odak Danismanlik)
- 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...
- White papers 2009-01-25
Additional Resources
- BMW of Towson receives award for achieving Quality Management System
- BMW of Towson, one of the first BMW dealerships in the nation to achieve Quality Management System certification, was awarded the BMW Quality Trophy. The award recognizes the accomplishment of BMW of Towson's 100 employees in successfully completing the 23-month QMS certification process that focused on the refinement and improvement...
- Research articles 2004-01-24
- Process approach to quality: TS 16949's second coming serves not only as wall decor but as a complete business analysis
- Originally penned in 1999, and then Rewritten in 2002, TS 16949 has really started to pick up steam. The new standard takes a more holistic look at a company's business to assess the quality system. While the actual product quality is part of the equation, TS 16949 also analyzes...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
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