Top tips for implementing IATF 16949:2016
Top tips for implementing IATF 16949:2016
Step 2 Implementation: How do I implement IATF 16949?
Good businesses understand quality, great businesses implement it. Once you have completed Step 1 you are ready to begin implementing the requirements for IATF 16949:2016 into your organization. BSI have provided our top tips for automotive quality management implementation to help make this process as smooth as possible.
Top tips for implementation
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.
