Automotive Industry Quality System (TS16949) Audit Focus--Document Control Center

Automotive Industry Quality System (TS16949) Audit Focus - Document Control Center 1. Has a quality manual been established? Does the quality manual specify the scope of the quality management system? Does it specify the sequence of processes and the relationship between processes?
2. Have written document control procedures, quality record control procedures, nonconforming product control procedures, internal audit control procedures, corrective action procedures, preventive action procedures and training procedures been established?
3. Are the documents required by the quality management system controlled? How are they controlled?
4. Is the document approved before it is issued? Is the document reviewed and approved again when it is changed?
5. Can changes to the files and the current version status of the files be identified?
6. Is the latest version of the document available at the site? Are there any expired documents on site?
7. Are external documents identifiable? Are they released under control?
8. Can old versions of documents retained by the Document Control Center due to accumulated knowledge or legal needs be identified?
9. Are there provisions for record identification, storage, protection, retention period and disposal methods?
10. Is a master list of documents established? Is the master list of documents updated regularly?
11. Are customer engineering standards or specifications, including customer-proposed changes to engineering standards, reviewed, distributed, and implemented within no more than two working days?
12. Are records of the date of production implementation after changes to engineering standards kept?
13. After the engineering change is completed, are the relevant control plans, FMEA and other documents changed accordingly?
14. Do customers, regulations and local governments stipulate a minimum retention period for certain quality records? Is this implemented as specified?