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We are currently a ISO 9001:2008 automotive supplier who are selling direct to the oem. We have been grandfathered in. Now the customers are asking us to be TS 16949.
We are manufacturing from one location. Within that location we have 70 production lines (cells making widgets). Entire plant operates under ISO 9001.
About 20 lines are dedicated to making the widgets for the automotive customers. We are only planning to apply TS to the 20 lines dedicated to the producing the widgets for the customer. We do not want to subject the other 50 lines for TS. Those 50 lines make completely different parts and service a business sector that has nothing to do with automotive.
So my question is as follows: How can we go about updating the Quality manual so that the TS clauses are only applicable to the automotive business? Any examples or even 'hybrid' quality manuals as such would really help. Sometimes, all it takes is to see an example to have an 'aha' moment. I don't want to go about conjuring up a convuluted QMS update when there is something simple and beautiful that I can learn from.
I'm thinking about structuring the QMS just like how TS is written, box in all the ISO requirements and everything boxed-out will be subject to the TS clauses.
Thanks for all your help in advance. You can PM or reply to this post!
We are manufacturing from one location. Within that location we have 70 production lines (cells making widgets). Entire plant operates under ISO 9001.
About 20 lines are dedicated to making the widgets for the automotive customers. We are only planning to apply TS to the 20 lines dedicated to the producing the widgets for the customer. We do not want to subject the other 50 lines for TS. Those 50 lines make completely different parts and service a business sector that has nothing to do with automotive.
So my question is as follows: How can we go about updating the Quality manual so that the TS clauses are only applicable to the automotive business? Any examples or even 'hybrid' quality manuals as such would really help. Sometimes, all it takes is to see an example to have an 'aha' moment. I don't want to go about conjuring up a convuluted QMS update when there is something simple and beautiful that I can learn from.
I'm thinking about structuring the QMS just like how TS is written, box in all the ISO requirements and everything boxed-out will be subject to the TS clauses.
Thanks for all your help in advance. You can PM or reply to this post!

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