Internal audits IATF 16949

Better process understanding and more powerful.

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About WEDEAQ

WEDEAQ Scandinavia AB is a Swedish consulting company specializing in quality management and quality development in the automotive business according to requirements in IATF 16949 and based on methods from VDA QMC and AIAG. We have more than a decade of experience in the field and are the official licensed partner of VDA QMC in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.

We provide expert-led training, internal audits, consulting services, and translated VDA publications to support manufacturers in meeting international automotive quality standards. Our services are designed for companies across Scandinavia and the Baltic region – including Estonia – that aim to improve their quality systems, prepare for certification, and enhance process performance.
We operate in:
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Sweden

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Finland

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Norway

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Denmark

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Estonia

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confirmation letter for official licensed partner of VDA QMC

The only official VDA QMC partner in the Nordics.

Why are internal audits important in IATF 16949?

It is not easy to do internal audits, and doing good internal audits is an art. The automotive industry has experienced this and therefore the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) has tightened the requirements of the new vehicle standard IATF 16949: 2016. Sections 7.2.3 and 7.2.4 set new requirements for (formal) competence and 9.2 increased requirements for planning and conducting internal audits, including product audits and supplier assessments. Since the new requirements are based on PDCA thinking according to the principles of ISO 9001, we have chosen to emphasize the requirements of sections 5, 9 and 10.

Who benefits from this?

All companies, regardless of industry engaged in serial production in greater numbers, benefit from conducting internal audits as required by the IATF 16949. At most, two people should be trained as internal auditors and for larger companies, as a rule of thumb, 3-5 % of the number of employees should have competence as internal auditor.

What

That’s why we’ve developed this three-day training where we follow the new requirements of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001:2015 and what these requirements mean when conducting different types of audits. To get a holistic vision, we also go through what ISO 19011 means, which is one of the new requirements of 7.2.3. The course material is based on materials developed by VDA QMC in Germany.
That’s why we’ve developed this three-day training where we follow the new requirements of IATF 16949 and ISO 9001:2015 and what these requirements mean when conducting different types of audits. To get a holistic vision, we also go through what ISO 19011 means, which is one of the new requirements of 7.2.3. The course material is based on materials developed by VDA QMC in Germany.

"Benefits"

The benefits of conducting internal audits against requirements of the IATF 16949 include:

  • Focus on key performance indicators and efficient processes
  • Concrete requirements for customer satisfaction
  • Requirements for process owners.
  • Requirements for follow-up from management
  • Improved supplier quality.
  • etc.

The requirements of IATF 16949 have meant that other industries have developed their own similar requirements and and there are companies outside the automotive industry that have chosen to apply “16949” because of its sharpness.