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ISO/TS 16949 registration - is your company eligible?

GGogoleski | 05 June, 2007 22:46

Even well before the death of QS-9000 in December '06, many automotive OEMs and Tier 1's have been pushing their suppliers into ISO/TS 16949. All types of organizations down the automotive supply chain have been struck with this mandate usually through some type of generic supplier letter sent by their primary customer. The unfortunate thing about this type of general blanket communication is that it almost always includes recipients that are not eligible for ISO/TS 16949 registration.

The standard is very specific as to applicablilty (see ISO/TS 16949 section 1.1 - General) and excludes many suppliers that are key to manufacturing support. We have received many a panic-stricken phone call from numerous quality managers, plant supervisors and sales reps wondering how and why they have received such a letter. It does make you scratch your head when someone from a company that supplies shop cleaning equipment or warehouses after-market parts is asking how to apply SPC or gage R&R studies into their operations.

If this scenario sounds familiar, make sure that your primary customer contact is aware of just what your organization supplies. See if you can have them provide some documented statement that excludes your company from such an impossible task. Most reputable consultants will gladly provide input and be willing to talk to your customer to explain the situation. If needed, see if you can involve someone from the quality department to help examine the requirements and provide the ammo to prove that TS 16949 does not apply. Also, your ISO 9001 registrar may be a good authority that can put in writing your ineligibility for TS registration.


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