How do I get IATF 16949?

IATF16949 (Automotive Quality Management System)

Created by the International Automotive Task Force & Effectively Managed with ZEBSOFT

IATF members include the following vehicle manufacturers: BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, Geely Group, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Limited, Groupe Renault, Stellantis (ex FCA), Stellantis (ex PSA), Volkswagen AG and their respective National Automotive Industry Associations – AIAG (U.S.), ANFIA (Italy), FIEV (France), SMMT (U.K.) and VDA (Germany).

Certification to IATF16949 is an important step if your business is looking to maintained or enter into relationships with automotive customers as a requirement for them is that their supply chain is IATF16949 certified. In the UK the certification must be conducted by a UKAS accredited certification body.

IATF16949 is achieved by following the rules laid down in the standard, although these rules are the same for organizations. The way in which those rules are applied is different in all organizations. Automotive is a very serious subject matter therefore although it shares the same framework as ISO9001 but has supplemental clauses designed by the IATF to meet their own requirements. There is little flexibility in the interpretation of the requirements therefore this is a standard for those who are 100% focused on quality management.

Achieving IATF16949 in simple terms here it is:

You will have determine, produce and manage the following:
Your method of doing things, these will be your business processes and you will show how all interact with each other
You will need a number of policies as defined by the standard
Objectives will need to be set all levels across the business and be monitored and maintained.
An explanation of your business will be required this is the context of the organisation
To define what it is you do exactly you will create your business scope
The performance requirements of products needs to be established and agreed with the customer
Design responsibilities have to be established, if you are not the product designer you are still responsible process design
You will need to maintain control plans and conduct analysis using core tools (FMEA, PPAP, Etc.)
Managing the manufacture of safety related products where applicable
Employees must be empowered to stop processes and report non conformance
You must communicate quality requirements with your suppliers and maintain control
Determine and maintain on time delivery and on quality requirements
Create shut down and restart procedures

Define;

language interaction (Verbal & Machine Code)
Work instructions and communicate them effectively
Documented procedures & processes
Final inspection criteria for appearance items
Your warranty responsibilities
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Review;

What you do within your process (Audit)
Make corrections when things that are wrong (CAPA)
Plan the way forward for production ad the business as a whole (Management Review)
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Communicate;