The ISO/TS16949 was jointly developed by the members of the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) in close collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The aim was to combine the individual requirements of the four most common automotive standards in Europe and the USA - QS-9000, VDA 6.1, EAQF and AVSQ – into a single standard. This echnical specification together with customer-specific requirements defines quality system requirements for use in the automotive supply chain.

The ISO/TS16949 standard, specifies the quality system requirements for the design, development, production, installation and servicing of automotive related products. Vehicle component manufacturers should achieve this standard to be able to supply to the world's largest automotive manufacturers.

The certification is widely sought by automotive product manufacturers because automobile giants like BMW, Volkswagens, Fiat, Ford, GM, and Japanese auto majors recognize it. ISO/TS16949 system is available to all automotive supply chain companies.

BENEFITS of ISO/TS 16949 CERTIFICATION

• When you have a technical specification for automotive supply chain, you are guaranteed easy marketing through any source, the reason being any company would want to work with you because of your high standard of quality. Because of this you would see more people wanting to work with you and lesser rejections on product quality.
• Better reputation: Since these standards are one that is a must in the industry, you would have the best reputation in the market. Competitors and industry experts would look at you as a company that provides the best quality in the  business.
• Better efficiency: With the advantage of having such ISO TS 16949 certification, you would have better
• Efficiency within the system. This would reduce your losses and increase the profitability of the company.