IATF 16949:2016 Transition Consulting — 2016–2018 Archive

WHAT CHANGED IN IATF 16949:2016?

Structure and terminology

IATF 16949:2016 follows the high-level structure in ISO Annex SL, the framework used for newly developed and revised management system standards.

Other quality management system requirements

• Requirements for safety-related parts and processes.
• Enhanced product traceability requirements to support changes in applicable regulations.
• Requirements for products incorporating software.
• Warranty management processes, including No Trouble Found (NTF) cases and the use of automotive industry guidance.
• Incorporation of some original equipment manufacturers' customer-specific requirements (CSRs).
• Clarification of sub-tier supplier management and development requirements.
• Additional requirements concerning organizational responsibility.

THE TRANSITION TO IATF 16949:2016

IATF 16949:2016 was issued on 3 October 2016. Organizations certified to ISO/TS 16949:2009 needed to pass a transition audit; certificates to the previous standard remained valid only until 14 September 2018. The transition programme at that time offered two approaches:

Option 1: Transition during the existing ISO/TS 16949 audit cycle, for example at the next surveillance or recertification audit.

Option 2: Arrange a transition audit outside the normal surveillance or recertification cycle.

To complete the transition before 14 September 2018, the guidance at that time recommended targeting completion of transition audits by 1 June 2018, allowing time to close any nonconformities effectively.

ITVC'S IATF 16949:2016 TRANSITION SUPPORT

ITVC Global provides consulting on establishing, transitioning and implementing automotive quality management systems. The transition programme at that time offered the following consulting and training packages.

A. IATF 16949:2016 TRANSITION CONSULTING

• Review the existing system against the new edition's requirements.
• Map the management system and identify documents to create or revise.
• Guide revision and upgrading of system documentation.
• Guide system implementation.
• Guide application of the five Core Tools in the transition programme:
  • Advanced Product Quality Planning — APQP
  • Production Part Approval Process — PPAP
  • Measurement Systems Analysis — MSA
  • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis — FMEA
  • Statistical Process Control — SPC
• Train internal auditors.
• Support internal audits against the new standard.
• Guide management review.
• Support preparation of records for the certification audit.

B. TRAINING

The transition programme included courses to help companies manage the transition:

• Annex SL: understand the high-level structure and integrate it more effectively with other management system standards.
• IATF 16949:2016: review the changes, interpret the requirements and plan the transition.
• Risk-based thinking: understand the principles for identifying risks and opportunities and methods for addressing them.
• Training on the five Core Tools included in the programme.

Consulting and training team

• Consultant and trainer Pham Xuan Canh and ITVC Global's consulting team.