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Effective since 1994,
QS-9000 is an Industry Specific
application developed by the big three
automotive manufacturers
(DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and GM), to
harmonize the Quality Systems
requirements by providing one common
quality system for suppliers. QS-9000
has also been adopted as the standard by
many truck OEM's such as Freightliner
Corp., Mack Trucks, PACCAR Inc., Volvo
GM Heavy Trucks, and Navistar
International, to mention a few.
QS-9000 is a
supplement to ISO 9000:1994 with
additional requirements for each ISO
9001 element. The objective of QS-9000
is to develop a fundamental quality
system aimed at continuous improvement,
prevention of nonconformance, and scrap
and rework reduction at suppliers.
QS-9000 is supported by a set of
additional manuals issued by the AIAG (PPAP,
APQP, MSA, FMEA, SPC).
In April 2002,
representatives of the International
Automotive Task Force (IATF) and the
International Automotive Oversight
Bureau (IAOB) announced that
QS-9000:1998 will be phased out, no
longer being valid after December 15,
2006, and will be replaced with the new
ISO TS 16949:2002.
QS-9000 Transition
Beginning the
transition, any new or renewed QS-9000
certificates issued after July 1, 2002
will no longer reference the ISO
9001:1994 or ISO 9002:1994 standards,
other than: "Registered to QS-9000:1998
(Based on and including ISO 9001:1994)"
or "Registered to QS-9000:1998 (Based on
and including ISO 9002:1994)".
QS-9000:1998
certificates can not reference ISO
9001:2000. QS-9000:1998 has not been
updated to reflect the ISO 9001:2000
standard and a separate ISO 9001:2000
certification and certificate is
required.
In addition, with the
transition period ending December 15,
2006, QS-9000:1998 certificates shall
not show an ending date later than
December 14, 2006. Note: the current
version of QS-9000 (TE supplement) and
the current version of the semiconductor
supplement to QS-9000 shall also remain
in effect until December 14, 2006. |
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