What is the difference between special approval for FMEA and special approval of FMEA in my factory? We made FMEA for each product is those FMEAs enough for the clause of product safety 4.4.1.2?
Product safety requirements when there are no such requirements
In IATF clause 4.4.1.2 -- don't understand product safety thing. We make small washers, third tier supplier, nothing to do with product safety. How do I satisfy this need? I am sure others might be in similar situation.
Evidence of awareness of the core tools
Is it mandatory to maintain record of core tools awareness evidence of internal auditors?
Examples on various IATF 16949 topics
Please provide us some example for below requirement.
Quality Manual for IATF 16949
How to prepare Quality Manual for IATF 16949
Documented process vs procedure and product safety
What is the difference between documented process and procedure? What are the requirements in Product safety? Does we need to maintain any procedure?
Documents required for total productive maintenance
I want to know what specific documentation we need for Total Productive Maintenance? It's a very broad and huge topic.
First off/last off part validation
Part d states: "perform first off/last off part validation, as applicable; where appropriate, first-off-part should be retained for comparison with the last-off-parts; where appropriate, last-off-parts should be retained for comparison with first-off-parts in subsequent runs
Embedded software
Brief on my Question:(1) What do you mean by embedded software with EXAMPLES, as per IATF clause 8.3.2.3 development of products with embedded software (2) our company does procure software from external providers. does our company holds this clause - continuation for (2)
Getting IATF 16949 certified
My company "own brands" and / or distributes products, many of which we then supply to the automotive industry. We don't "manufacturer" (in the literal sense of the word) anything; all manufacture is done by our suppliers. But some of automotive customers would like us to be 16949 certified. I have been led to believe that, because we don't (really) make anything, we cant get this certification. Your view?