A New Evolution for Quality Management in the Automotive Industry
- ENCONA
- Aug 9, 2016
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 18, 2021
One of the automotive industry's most widely used international standards for quality management, ISO/TS 16949, is set to evolve with the publication of a new global industry standard by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF).
ISO/TS 16949, a technical specification for automotive sector quality management systems, was first developed in 1999 by the IATF in conjunction with ISO's technical committee for quality management, ISO/TC 176. Since then it has risen to be one of the most widely used international standards in the automotive industry and aims to harmonise the different assessment and certification systems in the global automotive supply chain.
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A New Evolution for Quality Management in the Automotive Industry
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