The ISO TS16949 Supplier Audit also called Automotive Audit, is a vendor qualification operation aiming to verify the compliance of your supplier quality management system face to ISO/TS 16949 Automotive standard requirement. This audit is performed during the sourcing phase before selecting a vendor.

It aims to verify wether the quality management system of your supplier is really and properly set up according to ISO TS16949 standard.

During a ISO/TS 16949 Supplier Audit the auditor will visit the premises of your supplier and will assess its capability to comply with the ISO/TS 16949 quality standard on a manufacturing point of view. He will especially follow and analyze your vendor capability to implement the quality management principle of ISO/TS 16949 standard for manufacturing process.

This especially include the following:

Production scope: Supplier has established some target, kpi and threshold for its production, etc.
Control of records: Capability to control its activities by implementing document included in organizational system
Quality policy: Existence of an internal quality assurance system supervised by specialized personnel.
Internal communication: Regular coordination of personnel from all departments regarding progress as a whole.
Management Review: Assessment of management’s role in implementing and maintaining the required quality policy.
Human resource management: Competence, training, and awareness of human resource issues.
Work environment: Maintenance of a safe, sanitary and efficient production facility.
Purchasing: Maintenance of an organized network of reliable raw material and component suppliers.
Control of nonconforming product: Isolation and disposal of units that do not conform to the client’s specifications