History and Background of ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949

ISO 9001 has revolutionized the quality domain It controls quality, saves money, customers expect it, and savvy suppliers use it. ISO 9001 can be applied to all kinds of organizations. It helps both product- and service- oriented institutions attain unprecedented improvements in quality. It can be implemented in small, medium and large-scale organizations, and it is applicable to organizations in the industrial, software and service sectors.

ISO/TS 16949 is an international quality system standard specifically formulated for the global automotive industry. It was developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), in association with members of the ISO Technical Committee-TC176. ISO/TS 16949 specifies the quality system requirements for the design/development, production, and (where relevant) installation and servicing of automotive-related products. ISO/TS 16949 1st Edition was released in 1999 and was based on ISO 9001:1994.

To emphasize continuous improvement in the supplier base, IATF has now revised the ISO/TS 16949 requirements so that they are based on the ISO 9001:2000 framework. The new ISO/TS 16949:2002 includes ISO 9001:2000, and successfully harmonizes the supplier quality system requirements of the automakers not only from America, but Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Korea and Malaysia, with the purpose of having a single document and registration scheme that works for the Asian, European and US automotive industries.

Suppliers can improve products and processes, and provide additional confidence for global sourcing by getting themselves certified to ISO/TS 16949:2002. ISO/TS 16949 certifications are accepted by IATF participating members as the international equivalent of QS-9000, AVSQ, EAQF, and VDA 6.1. 

Division of the Standard

ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949:2002 are currently made up of the following clauses, and each active clause is addressed by Omnex Systems’ Enterprise-wide Quality Management System® Suite:

1.0 Scope 
2.0 Normative reference 
3.0 Terms and definitions
4.0 Quality Management System
5.0 Management Responsibility
6.0 Resource Management
7.0 Product Realization
8.0 Measurement Analysis Improvement

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