With this article I’m hoping to prompt discussion about the auditor pool we select from, particularly internal auditors. This started after a comment from a 3rd part certification body where I was told their issue was succession planning and how to deal with an auditor pool where the majority of individuals were well past ‘normal’ retirement age. Now, as a ‘seasoned’ quality professional, I’m all for opportunity at the end of my career and there is great logic in having a good selection of experienced people in your ranks but, as in all things, there has to be balance.
New IATF 16949:2016 standard - transition required in 2017
13 Dec, 2016 | IATF 16949
In October the new global IATF 16949:2016 standard replaced ISO/TS 16949:2009 and aligns itself with ISO 9001:2015. The update is to ensure a quality management system is in place that encourages continual development and improves defect prevention in the automotive industry. The new standard has the inclusion of corporate responsibilities, enhanced requirements for the control of externally provided processes and the inclusion of controls for embedded software.
It’s important to note that the 2016 issue is not a standalone standard and must be used in conjunction with ISO 9001:2015. Any organisation wishing to be certified for IATF 16949 will also need to comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.
13 Dec, 2016 | IATF 16949, Root Cause & Problem Solving
The high profile recall of the Samsung Note 7, after a series of battery failures and fires, demonstrates the damage that can be caused when a product fails to meet the customer’s expectations. Although most problems attract less publicity, many organisations are struggling to deliver projects on time, – or achieve targets for cost, quality and delivery, because they failed to anticipate, prevent, detect or mitigate problems that are discovered late in development or after product launch. So what is Failure Mode Effects Analysis?
