Due to the limitations of ISO 9000 series, some industrial sectors have developed quality standards requirements specifically to their suppliers. One of these sectors is the automotive. Among these initiatives there is the launching of QS 9000 in 1994, which congregates standard requirements for the suppliers of Ford, Chrysler e General Motors all over the world. This paper presents the results of QS 9000 implementation in a company, which produces brake systems. It also describes the development of QS 9000 and highlights other cases of implementation from the literature.
QS 9000; Quality System; Certification; Quality Management