Revision in standards for auto-grade materials: standards under the TS2 banner will soon replace existing quality systems such as QS-9000 and ISO 9001.(Steel)(technical standards, quality standards, International Organization for Standardization)

Purchasing, March, 2005 by Stundza, Tom

Buyers of steel and other production materials at the major automakers are learning all about ISO/TS 16949:2002. And, if they haven't done so already, buyers of steel and other products at automotive parts plants will soon be studying the nuances of this new quality certification system. The reason: International automotive quality standards under the TS2 banner soon will replace such existing quality systems as QS-9000 and ISO 9001.

The new standard requires that registered companies have a process for measuring satisfaction to achieve quality objectives and to make continuous quality improvements. Further complicating the transition in steel is that suppliers--mills, fabricators, merchants, processors--offer so many grades of car bon, alloy and stainless...

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