IATF 16949:2016 is an international quality management standard specifically intended for organizations in the automotive industry supply community. It is for organizations that produce and deliver parts, sub-assemblies, process materials, and certain other products and services to OEM manufacturing locations.
IATF 16949:2016 actually consists of ISO 9001 : 2016, word for word – plus a large number of automotive industry specific requirements. There are approximately 1,039 separate and specific requirements in the basic IATF 16949 : 2016 Standard.
- Requirements that help assure that the organizational output (whether product, service, or both) meets customer specifications.
- Requirements that assure that the quality system is consistently implemented and verifiable.
- Requirements for practices that measure the effectiveness of various aspects of the system. Requirements that support continual improvement of the companys ability to meet customer needs.
