IATF 16949 is a widely adopted quality management standard specifically designed for the automotive industry. It incorporates the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management Systems) along with additional automotive-specific requirements. The IATF collaborates with major automotive manufacturers to develop this standard, ensuring its alignment with industry needs and best practices.
IATF 16949 emphasizes the importance of a process-oriented approach to managing quality in the automotive sector. The standard emphasizes the need for organizations to define, implement, and maintain robust processes that ensure consistent product quality and customer satisfaction. These processes encompass various aspects, such as product design and development, production, supplier management, risk assessment, and continuous improvement.
IATF has published the process approach in the Automotive industry by making it a model. This model, which is also recommended by the automotive main industries for customer specific requests, aims to establish an efficient and effective management system in enterprises. The training based on this model also includes application examples from the automotive industry.