Here are our top tips for successful IATF 16949:2016 implementation:
- Secure commitment across your organization, including your leadership team, employees and supply chain
- Regularly engage with your leadership team and key stakeholders
- Compare your existing quality management systems with IATF 16949:2016 requirements
- Get supply chain and stakeholder feedback on your current quality processes
- Establish an implementation team to get the best results
- Map out and share roles, responsibilities and timescales
- Adapt the basic principles of the IATF 16949:2016 standard to your organization
- Motivate and support your staff through training courses
- Encourage your supply chain to become IATF 16949:2016 certified
- Regularly review your IATF 16949:2016 system to make sure it remains effective and that you are continually improving it.
