德国汽车工业质量标准VDA 6.1_en

1 Quality management in the automotive industry QM system audit Based on DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 9004, Part 1 4th Revised Edition, 2nd Printing 2003 Verband der Automobilindustrie Verband der Automobilindustrie Part 1 QM system audit Based on DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 9004, Part 1 4th Revised Edition, 2nd Printing 2003 Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA) 3 Non-binding VDA Standard recommendation The Association of the German Automotive Industry (VDA) recommends its members to apply the following standard for the implementation and main- tenance of quality management systems. Exclusion of Liability VDA volumes are recommendations available for general use. Anyone ap- plying them is responsible for ensuring that they are used correctly in each case. This VDA volume takes into account state of the art technology, current at the time of issue. Implementation of VDA recommendations relieves no one of responsibility for their own actions. In this respect everyone acts at their own risk. The VDA and those involved in VDA recommendations shall bear no liability. If during the use of VDA recommendations, errors or the possibility of mis- interpretation are found, it is requested that these be notified to the VDA immediately so that any possible faults can be corrected. Referenced standards The quotations from standards identified with their DIN number and issue date are reproduced with the permission of the DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. The version with the latest issue date, available from the publishers Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin, is definitive for the use of the standard. Copyright This publication including all its parts is protected by copyright. Any use outside the strict limits of copyright law, is not permissible without the con- sent of VDA-QMC and is liable to prosecution. This applies in particular to copying, translation, microfilming and the storing or processing in electronic systems. Translations This publication will also be issued in other languages. The current status must be requested from VDA-QMC. 4 ISSN 0943-9412 Copyright 2000 by Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. (VDA) Quality Management Center (QMC) D-61440 Oberursel, An den Drei Hasen 31 www.vda-qmc.de Printed and published by: Druckerei Henrich GmbH D-60528 Frankfurt am Main, Schwanheimer Str. 110 Printed on chlorine-free bleached paper 5 Foreword to the 4th Edition Quality assurance has a new dimension today - it covers and integrates all divisions of the organization in its vertical and horizontal structures (cross- sectional function). Quality assurance has become an interdisciplinary key function (coopera- tion of all involved divisions at the right time) and therefore has a decisive influence on the organization's result. Shorter model cycles and development times, greater international competi- tion and increasing cost pressure, new organizational forms (just in time), greater expectations placed on products and stricter product liability all de- mand highly effective quality assurance systems (quality management sys- tems) in all areas of the automotive industry among automotive manufac- turers as well as their suppliers. In order to do justice to this development, a working circle of the VDA/DGQ specialist group “Quality Control in the Automotive Industry“ has drawn up a questionnaire on quality management system evaluation based on DIN EN ISO 9004 (Edition 5/90) which was published with the first edition in 1991. VDA Volume 6 very quickly received a good response both within and out- side the automotive sector and on an international level. Practical experi- ence has shown that this publication is not only suitable for the preparation of internal audits, but also represents an excellent aid to preparation for cer- tification. The practical experience of auditors led to the volume being revised and defined in more precise terms as a second edition (12/92). Thus, simplified operation and a uniform assessment method were achieved. The new edition of the standard series DIN EN ISO 9000 (Edition 8/94) made revision of the second edition necessary. The 3rd Edition also includes requirements from the guidelines EAQF/94 (France) and QS-9000/95 (America). This allows comparison of the audit results. Furthermore, certification notes were incorporated. 6 In the 4th Edition further corrections and up-dates were included. Comments from the users and the auditors symposia were considered (see Para. 12.1). The element Z1, so far only required for organizations with international business activities, now has to be considered generally during audits/certifi- cation. In order to make the decision on the issuance of a VDA 6.1 certificate sup- plement even more definite certain questions which are particularly impor- tant for product and process and for which noncompliance could lead to the failure of the quality management system have been specially identified. These questions lead to determined consequences