THE REQUIREMENTS OF IATF 16949 CLAUSE 7.2.3 According to the IATF 16949 Clause 7.2.3 (Internal auditor competency), there are not any requirements to have internal auditors such as a lead auditor in automotive industries. In my experience, External auditors are not logical to make the internal process and product audits. Sometimes the organization can want to check itself from external auditors to take objective thoughts. It can help because sometimes internal auditors can be blind or can't see to catch the unconformities. Also, the organization can receive training from the external auditors. To give motivation and information for the employees, taking training from outside can be effective to increase auditor qualifications. However, the organization should define an internal audit procedure, checklists, and internal auditors. Every time the organization cannot take supports from the external auditors so every department owner should be able to check the...