<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Quality management systems (QMS) in automotive industry generally have several differences in comparison with other industrial branches. Different customers have their own specific requirements, including requirements for quality audits. Audits are one of the coretools of quality management to make the PDCA (Plan - Do - Check - Act) cycle work. As a matter of fact, compliance with ISO/TS 16949:2009 requirements is a condition for supplying the automotive industry. However, there are some standards which co-exist together with the ISO 9001 based management systems and technical specification for QMS in automotive ISO/TS16949. Which are those specific standards in automotive industry and what standard to use and why - those are the questions to be answered in this paper. The aim of the paper is to review what standards are used for audits implementation in automotive industry in the Slovak Republic, and why the organizations keep following those “extra” standards even if certification for ISO/TS 16949 is required by all the car makers. The paper is structured as follows: after short introduction to the topic and related terms, presented is our methodology. . In the third section, the achieved results are discussed. And finally, the principal findings of the paper, limitations and conclusions are presented.</p></abstract>

Quality management systems (QMS) in automotive industry generally have several differences in comparison with other industrial branches. Different customers have their own specific requirements, including requirements for quality audits. Audits are one of the coretools of quality management to make the PDCA (Plan - Do - Check - Act) cycle work. As a matter of fact, compliance with ISO/TS 16949:2009 requirements is a condition for supplying the automotive industry. However, there are some standards which co-exist together with the ISO 9001 based management systems and technical specification for QMS in automotive ISO/TS16949. Which are those specific standards in automotive industry and what standard to use and why - those are the questions to be answered in this paper. The aim of the paper is to review what standards are used for audits implementation in automotive industry in the Slovak Republic, and why the organizations keep following those “extra” standards even if certification for ISO/TS 16949 is required by all the car makers. The paper is structured as follows: after short introduction to the topic and related terms, presented is our methodology. . In the third section, the achieved results are discussed. And finally, the principal findings of the paper, limitations and conclusions are presented.

REVIEW OF SPECIAL STANDARDS IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AUDITS IN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION

Institute of Safety, Environmental and Quality, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Paulínska 16, 91724 Trnava, Slovak Republic

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

Quality management systems (QMS) in automotive industry generally have several differences in comparison with other industrial branches. Different customers...

REVIEW OF SPECIAL STANDARDS IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AUDITS IN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION

Published Online: Jan 25, 2014

Page range: 21 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2013-0036

Keywords
quality management system, automotive production, customer specific requirements, audit

This content is open access.

REVIEW OF SPECIAL STANDARDS IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AUDITS IN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTION

Published Online: Jan 25, 2014

Page range: 21 - 30

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2013-0036

Keywordsquality management system, automotive production, customer specific requirements, audit

This content is open access.

Keywords
quality management system, automotive production, customer specific requirements, audit