Re: Documentation Required by IATF 16949 (Automotive QMS)
The standard does not specifically talk about container management, but there are requirements for handling, packaging and storage under 8.5.4, 8.5.4.1
8.5.4 Preservation
The organization shall preserve the outputs during production and service provision, to the extent necessary to ensure conformity to requirements.
NOTE Preservation can include identification, handling, contamination control, packaging, storage, transmission or transportation, and protection.
8.5.4.1 Preservation- supplemental
Preservation shall include identification, handling, contamination control, packaging, storage, transmission or transportation, and protection.
Preservation shall apply to materials and components from external and/or internal providers from receipt through processing, including shipment and until delivery to/acceptance by the customer.
In order to detect deterioration, the organization shall assess at appropriate planned intervals the condition of product in stock, the place/type of storage container, and the storage environment.
The organization shall use an inventory management system to optimize inventory turns over time and ensure stock rotation, such as "first-in-first-out" (FIFO).
The organization shall ensure that obsolete product is controlled in a manner similar to that of nonconforming product.
Organizations shall comply with preservation, packaging, shipping, and labeling requirements as provided by their customers.