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Module 2 of 7 · IATF 16949 · Clause 5

Leadership

Management must show accountability for the efficiency of the production process and for product safety, an emphasis specific to automotive.

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Commitment to process efficiency

Management reviews manufacturing process performance and efficiency, not just documentary compliance.

Product safety responsibility

Specific roles and responsibilities for managing safety-related products and processes, with clear escalation.

Quality policy and objectives

Aligned with customer requirements and communicated across the organization, including the shop floor.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • A designated and documented product safety officer
  • Management review with a shop-floor efficiency focus
  • A quality policy communicated down to operator level
  • Quality objectives aligned with customer requirements

How to cover leadership in Kimobox

  1. 1Assign the product safety officer directly in the system.
  2. 2Turn management review into a template with shop-floor indicators already pre-loaded.
  3. 3Publish the quality policy as a controlled document, accessible from the shop floor too.

Shop-floor efficiency indicators reach management review without assembling a separate report.

See Kimobox's quality portal

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. IATF 16949:2016 — Quality management system requirements for automotive production IATF · October 2016
  2. IATF 16949 Sanctioned Interpretations and FAQs IATF Global Oversight · Continuously updated
  3. AIAG-VDA FMEA Handbook AIAG and VDA · First edition, 2019
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