4aBetterBusiness Introduces Electronic Toolkit for Transition to ISO/TS 16949 (2002)

Saves Time and Money on Switch from QS 9000

NORTHFIELD, Ill., April 2 -- 4aBetterBusiness, Inc., today announced the availability of the ISO/TS 16949(2002) Transition Toolkit, an all-electronic set of resources to help companies in the automotive manufacturing sector save time and money in making the transition from QS 9000 (Third Edition) to ISO/TS 16949 (2002).

This Transition Toolkit provides education, documentation, implementation tools, customizable transition plan, tracking (and more ... ). It includes:

  -- Sense of the Standard
  -- Audit and Implementation Guide
  -- Baseline Transition Plan, customizable
  -- Project Tracking
  -- More than 30 worksheets and resources, to spread out the work of
     implementation
  -- Templates for Competency documentation and tracking
  -- Templates for Manufacturing Process Design
  -- Quality Manual and Quality Management System Directory templates

The Transition Toolkit, which is based on MS-Excel(TM), installs directly to the user's desktop, incorporates familiar software tools such as Excel, Word and Adobe.pdf files, and does not require IT support.

"Customers told us they needed help with implementation, and within their budget -- which means doing everything possible themselves," said Paul Vragel, president of 4aBetterBusiness, Inc. "The Toolkit provides a complete set of resources to get in place what a company needs for the transition from QS 9000 (Third Edition) to ISO/TS 16949 (2002) - quickly and cost-effectively."

The new toolkit is already being used to help a group of companies in Michigan. This new product follows the successful introduction by 4aBetterBusiness of a similar toolkit for the transition to ISO 9001(2000).

"I didn't want to take any more courses that just told me what changed (about the new standard)," said Tom Verbeek, Quality Manager for a unit of Textron. "The Toolkit gave me a plan and sequence for what to do and the tools to implement the changes. The content of the Toolkit is amazing ... "

The ISO/TS 16949 (2002) Transition Toolkit and the ISO 9001(2000) Transition Toolkit are available from the 4aBetterBusiness web site ( www.4abetterbusiness.com ), or by calling the company at 847-470-3513.

4aBetterBusiness, Inc. is a Northfield, Ill. training and consulting company that provides tools and solutions to help businesses work better. The company develops software for effective project management, as well as computer-based training (available via internet, intranet, or CD ROM) in process improvement, root cause analysis, quality system auditing and ISO 9001 (2000).