Re: Will ISO/TS16949 be aligned to ISO9001:2015 in the future ?
Just attending a presentation by DNV and have also heard from other sources that it is not a sure thing the automotive will adopt ISO 9001:2015. 2015 is more process based and less descriptive than 2008 which is an issue.
I think I attended the same presentation, Jeff...
The issue is: In any supply chain, customers see suppliers as assets and liabilities. Customers want to boost confidence in its supply chain ability to perform on-quality, on-time and on-cost. In some of the highly regulated supply chains, such as aerospace, automotive, medical devices, chemical, oil & gas, etc..we have, traditionally,
attempted to ensure supplier performance via a "strict" command-and-control approach, with "clear, implementable and auditable"
REQUIREMENTS.
In some (influential) people's minds, the direction of the future ISO 9001 document is reducing the "command-and-control" aspect for hardware manufacturers, in order to make the document more universally adaptable, i.e., service, small, non-traditional organizations....So, these (influential) people are concerned that ISO 9001 is being "watered down" to improve it's market penetration, but, as an unintended consequence, it might make it more difficult to keep suppliers accountable to customer requirements.
Without a doubt, future versions of TS16949, AS9100, TL-9000, etc. could still use ISO 9001:2015 as a baseline and have industry-specific quality system requirements added on to the document, but if these documents end up being of difficult auditability, some industry sectors might not see the benefit of keeping it's industry QMS standard aligned with ISO 9001.
Time will tell.