With the issuance of the IATF Rules 6th Edition, the concepts regarding multi-site certification, corporate schemes, remote support locations (RSL), and extended sites have been reviewed. These changes are not merely rule modifications; they have the potential to reduce audit man-hours and certification maintenance costs by optimizing the certification structure. On the other hand, many companies continue to maintain their traditional certification structures and are not fully utilizing the benefits of the rule changes. In this seminar, we will explain how to streamline the certification structure by utilizing the new concepts recognized in the Rules 6th Edition, including: - Utilizing extended sites - Optimizing remote support locations - Reviewing corporate schemes (redesigning multi-site configurations) We will provide examples to illustrate these points. This seminar is recommended for: - Automotive industry suppliers with multiple factories - Organizations that have multiple registered sales offices, etc. - Those considering a review of certification maintenance costs and audit man-hours - Individuals who want to understand the changes in the Rules 6th Edition from a practical perspective.

In the internal audits and second-party audits of IATF 16949:2016, in addition to confirming compliance with the standard, practical auditing skills are required to grasp the actual state of processes and identify risks and opportunities for improvement. In this seminar, we welcome Katsuhisa Mizumoto, a former official instructor of IATF 16949 with over 25 years of teaching experience in the automotive industry, to review the key points of IATF 16949:2016 and related requirements, as well as to learn through exercises about the judgment and description of nonconformities and the evaluation of corrective actions. < Seminar Topics > - Latest trends in IATF 16949:2016 and related requirements - Reconfirmation of the competencies required for internal auditors and second-party auditors - Process approach and risk-based thinking in the automotive industry - Key points of auditing considering customer-specific requirements (CSR) - Process analysis and auditing using the turtle diagram - Basics of auditing and practical auditing skills based on ISO 19011 - Discovery and classification of nonconformities as major/general nonconformities - Methods for describing nonconformities based on objective evidence - Evaluation of corrective actions, root cause analysis, and effectiveness verification - Acquisition of practical auditing skills through group exercises