JOURNAL OF AN AUDITOR

                IATF 16949:2016 INTERNAL AUDITS AND RELATED TO REQUIREMENTS The objectives of the Internal Auditors are not to identify nonconformities in the organization. The primary objectives of the internal audits and internal auditors should be to verify and correct the QMS requirements at ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and all other customer expectations. If any nonconformities occur, the organization’s auditors should be controlled by QMS, and if any nonconformities occur, they should be followed and corrected. I would like clear up a major misunderstanding about internal audits. The organization must prepare an internal audit program within a 3-year plan. The standard does not tell us to prepare a 3-year plan. It says that within 3 years, all areas within the scope must be inspected at least once in 3 years. Preparing for the internal audit programs can be planned by the organization. The standard does not specify any methods or ways. It only stat...

 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...

  HOW WE CAN RESTART OPERATIONS AFTER A LOCKDOWN ON MANUFACTURING PLANT ACCORDING TO IATF 16949:2016?   IATF 16949: 2016, 8.5.1.4 Verification after shutdown  "The organization shall define and implement the necessary actions to ensure product compliance with requirements after a planned or unplanned production shutdown period"         For a long time, all around the world had to stopped in especially the automotive industry because of the Covid-19. These days, the automotive industry will start to manufacture. That's why I would like to point out in the automotive industry about the standard of the IATF 16949:2016, 8.5.1.4 Item: The Verification After Shutdown due to Covid-19.         First of all, before manufacturing, we have to connect with our customers and we have to take some important pieces of information. Some of them are; When will they start production on their plant? How much your...

PSCR:  PRODUCT SAFETY & CONFORMITY REPRESENTATIVE - ÜRÜN GÜVENLİK VE UYGUNLUK TEMSİLCİLİĞİ               Ürün güvenliği ve uygunluk temsilciliği, IATF 16949: 2016 standardının 4.4.1.2 Ürün Güvenliği maddesini referans alarak geliştirilmiştir. Buradaki temel amaç ürünün güvenliğini ve uygunluğunu müşteri şartlarına, yasalarına ve yönetmeliklerine göre kontrol altında tutulmasını ve etkin bir şekilde uygulanmasını sağlamaktır. Ürünün güvenliği ve uygunluğunu sağlayan atanmış kişiye PSCR temsilcisi denmektedir. Ürün devreye alma aşamasından ürünün bertarafına kadar (ÜRÜN ÖMÜR DÖNGÜSÜ BOYUNCA) Ürün Güvenlik ve Uygunluk Temsilcileri ilgili departmanlar ve süreçler ile koordineli olarak çalışmaktan sorumludur. Bir ürün , doğru ve uygun kullanım talimatına göre ya da öngörülen kullanım esnasında kişilerin güvenliğini ve sağlığını tehlikeye atmaz ise pazara sunulma onayı PSCR temsilcileri tarafından verilir. ...