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 original transition programme 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 original guidance 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 original transition programme 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 described in the original 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 original 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 original programme.

Consulting and training team

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