{"id":6151,"date":"2017-10-19T07:01:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=6151"},"modified":"2018-01-22T15:54:18","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T23:54:18","slug":"qms-support-iatf-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/qms-support-iatf-requirements","title":{"rendered":"Does Your QMS Support IATF Requirements?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6152″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you\u2019re in the automotive manufacturing industry, I\u2019m sure you\u2019re all too aware that the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) recently released its new global quality standard known as <\/span>IATF 16949:2016<\/span><\/a>. The new standard, combined with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and customer-specific requirements, defines the core quality management system obligations for global automotive production and service parts organizations. Did you know that only five percent of automotive suppliers have completed their audits, and there\u2019s only one year left?<\/span><\/p>\n

Did you know that only five percent of automotive suppliers have completed their audits, and there\u2019s only one year left?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Are You Ready to Comply with IATF 16949?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Considering the challenges in recent years and the opportunity in coming years, it is imperative that executive management of automotive tier suppliers address <\/span>IATF 16949:2016<\/span><\/a> b<\/span>y<\/span> S<\/span>e<\/span>p<\/span>t<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>b<\/span>e<\/span>r<\/span> 2<\/span>0<\/span>1<\/span>8<\/span>. \u00a0Among those key areas are risk-based thinking, knowledge management, Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM)<\/a>, employee skills and supplier selection and evaluation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keeping a quality management system<\/a> (QMS) in line with all of the changes can be a daunting task, especially given the short two-year time-frame with only one year left to go to complete the new certification. \u00a0For this reason, relying on a best-in-class enterprise quality management system generally, provides a significant advantage to companies who choose this type of system over paper-based or spreadsheet-based systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

A QMS Solution to Support Your IATF Compliance<\/span><\/h2>\n

The enterprise QAD QMS has been updated with over 80 new features to provide support for many of the changes in the IATF 16949 standard including a significantly enhanced Risk module and a new Performance module.<\/span><\/p>\n

QAD QMS is comprised of 10 integrated modules built around industry best practices for automotive suppliers, now updated to support IATF 16949. The benefits of these modules include:<\/span><\/p>\n