I had a long talk yesterday with a Ford quality man and asked him what is going on with all the standards.
His answer was basically that with QS and or 16949 Ford does not have any control whereas with Q1 they can take this away immediately at an on site visit. If this happens then per QS 4.1.6.1 you need to tell your registrar within 5 days.
This control aspect is as far as I could understand the reason that they are pushing the Q1.
He further said that it was obvious that one should wait for 16949:2002 for accreditation.
As to customer requirements, see thread http://Elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=4056 etc. they will push their own APQP reporting system. Also they have specific Ford requirements for FMEA.
This might explain some of the questions that have been raised by others as to Ford.
His answer was basically that with QS and or 16949 Ford does not have any control whereas with Q1 they can take this away immediately at an on site visit. If this happens then per QS 4.1.6.1 you need to tell your registrar within 5 days.
This control aspect is as far as I could understand the reason that they are pushing the Q1.
He further said that it was obvious that one should wait for 16949:2002 for accreditation.
As to customer requirements, see thread http://Elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=4056 etc. they will push their own APQP reporting system. Also they have specific Ford requirements for FMEA.
This might explain some of the questions that have been raised by others as to Ford.