TS 16949 Software Suite
In today’s times, quality is of paramount importance. It is one of the key attributes to the longevity and success of an organization. For the past 2 decades, the automotive industry has emerged as an innovative leader for best-in-class quality systems. The TS 16949 international standard for quality is perhaps one of the most rigorous standards in the world and managing the quality management system (QMS) to TS 16949 (TS) is no easy task!
As part of continuous improvement, the TS standard and its associated mandatory reference manuals are frequently undergoing changes with new and more stringent requirements, and specific customers are adding their own additional requirements which adds yet another layer of complexity that must be managed. Compounding these big challenges, many organizations are putting themselves in a futile situation by trying to rely on insufficient quality management systems that have the following inefficiencies and shortcomings:
- Redundancy and extra steps associated with maintaining islands of data (e.g.; Email, Word, Excel, and Access)
- Lack of integration and linking related data across the QMS (e.g., document change requests to training personnel, audit findings to CAPA, etc.)
- Manually generated, inaccurate, out of date reports that attempt to provide enterprise visibility
Fortunately there is help immediately available! CEBOS’ MQ1 TS 16949 solution is a completely automated, integrated, quality management system geared specifically to the requirements of TS 16949. The software significantly reduces the time organizations spend to complete and maintain registration. It ensures that the organization’s QMS is in compliance with the applicable requirements and that staff member knows exactly what and when to complete required tasks.
TS 16949 Software Needs Matrix
| MQ1 Module | TS 16949 Compliance Requirement Covered with MQ1 Software |
| APQP and PPAP: Product Planning and Realization | Customer Requirements and Related Processes, Customer approved sources, Product Realization, Multi-disciplinary approach, Change Control, Engineering Specifications, Process Flow, FMEA, Acceptance Criteria, Special Characteristics, Control Plans, Error-Proofing, Personnel Safety, Work Instructions, Prototype and Product Approval Process (PPAP), Preservation of Product |
| Audit | Internal Audits (Process, Product and System audits), Audit Planning, Internal Auditor Qualification, Management Review, Cleanliness of Premises, Work Environment, Storage and Inventory |
| Customer Management | Customer Focus, Customer Feedback and Satisfaction, Customer Communication, Customer Property, and Manufacturing Feasibility |
| Data Collection | Monitoring & Measuring of Products/Processes; Verification of Job-set-ups, Layout Inspection and Functional Testing, Identification and Traceability |
| Document Control and Management | Quality Policy, Quality Manual, Control of Documents/Drawings, Control of Records, Work Instructions, Process approval, Engineering Specifications, and Laboratory requirements |
| Human Resources for Employee Skill and Competency Management | Responsibility and Authority, Competence Awareness, Employee Motivation and Empowerment, Training Needs Analysis, Maintenance of Training Records, Knowledge of Statistical Processes, Contingency and Succession Planning |
| Gage | Control of Monitoring and Measurement Devices, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Calibration Verification Records, Gage R&R, Bias, Stability and Linearity Studies |
| Equipment Maintenance | Preventive and Predictive Maintenance, Infrastructure Maintenance, Plant, Facility and Equipment Planning, Key Spare Part Management, Management of Production Tooling |
| Problem Solving | Control of Non-conforming (NCR) and Reworked product, Corrective Action, Preventive Action (CAPA), Problem Solving (e.g., 8D, 5 why), Customer Review (Deviations), Identification and traceability and Corrective Action Impact, warranty, safety |
| Supplier Performance Management | Supplier Evaluations and Performance Monitoring, Supplier Quality Management System Development, Verification of Purchased Product (Incoming Product Quality), Supplier Corrective Action (SCAR), Regulatory Conformity, Control of Purchasing Process, Customer Property |
| Program/Project Management | Product and Quality System Planning, Design and Development Planning, Design Verification and Validation, Continual Improvement, Confidentiality Protection, Multi-disciplinary Approach, Management Commitment, Management Monitoring and Review, Internal Communication, Action Plans |
| Key Performance Measuring and Reporting | Quality Objectives, Analysis of Data, Process Efficiency and Effectiveness, Performance Trends Measurement, Management Review (utilizing graphical scorecards), Continual Improvement, Employee Motivation and Empowerment |