SHANGHAI, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 16, TÜV Rheinland Greater China (TÜV Rheinland), an international independent third-party testing, inspection and certification organization, issued the IRIS Excellence System Maturity Evaluation Certificate to Shentong Alstom (Shanghai) Rail Transit Vehicle Co., Ltd. (Shentong Alstom). This not only means that the management maturity of Shentong Alstom has reached the level of international standards, but also represents its commitment to high quality.
TÜV Rheinland awarded Shentong Alstom the IRIS Certificate of Excellence in System Maturity Evaluation
Xi Xiaodong, Chief Engineer of Shanghai Metro Maintenance & Guarantee Co., Ltd. and Director of Shentong Alstom, Guan Hui, General Manager of Alstom China Service Business and Supervisor of Shentong Alstom, Ilkka Hamalainen, General Manager and Shen Hao, Deputy General Manager of Shentong Alstom, Zheng Ping, Vice President of Personnel and Business Assurance Services, Wu Zhongxian, Vice President of Sales, and Lutz Frankholz, Executive Director of Shanghai and Suzhou Offices, attended the ceremony. In addition, Li Jiqi, deputy general manager of the vehicle branch of Shanghai Metro Maintenance and Guarantee Co., Ltd., Wu Hao, chief engineer of Shanghai Metro Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., and Shen Weijun, manager of the Information Improvement Department of Shanghai Metro Maintenance and Guarantee Co., Ltd., were invited to witness the awarding of the certificate.
In 2023, TÜV Rheinland IRIS audit expert team evaluated the three dimensions of Shentong Alstom's enterprise management system, including customer feelings, performance and evaluation forms, and the results showed that its enterprise management system reached the "excellent" level and successfully obtained the IRIS Excellence System Maturity Evaluation Certificate.
Xi Xiaodong, Chief Engineer of Shanghai Metro Maintenance and Security Co., Ltd. and Director of Shentong Alstom, delivered a speech
Xi Xiaodong said in his speech: "It is not only an honor but also a responsibility to receive the IRIS Excellence System Maturity Evaluation Certificate from TÜV Rheinland. This will spur Shentong Alstom to demand itself with higher standards at a new starting point, continue to improve its core competitiveness, actively respond to market challenges, and provide customers with better products and services. We will take this opportunity to deepen management innovation, strengthen innovation-driven, actively fulfill corporate social responsibility, and strive to become a benchmark in the rail transit maintenance and repair industry to achieve sustainable development. "
Zheng Ping, Vice President of TÜV Rheinland Greater China's People and Business Assurance Services, delivered a speech
Zheng Ping said: "Shentong Alstom is a leading maintenance company in the rail transit industry, focusing on the maintenance and repair of urban rail transit vehicles in China. As early as 2015, Shentong Alstom (then known as Shentong Bombardier) passed the TÜV Rheinland IRIS system certification and recommended suppliers to choose TÜV Rheinland as a third-party certification partner. In 2020, the two sides signed a strategic cooperation agreement to carry out all-round cooperation in management system certification, product testing, safety assessment, etc. In the future, TÜV Rheinland will continue to provide professional and high-quality management system audit and certification services for Shentong Alstom, and work together to establish a high-quality supply chain and management system platform. "
ISO 22163:2023 in IRIS version 04 is based on ISO 9001:2015 and adds special requirements for the rail industry, making it a quality management system focused on the rail industry. On the basis of the eight principles of quality management, the concepts and management requirements of rail transit product life cycle management, product safety, availability, maintainability and aging management are added, which points out the direction for rail transit enterprises to continuously improve and improve their own management. With nearly 20 years of development in China, the IRIS system has been widely recognized by the rail transit industry, and has played an escort role in improving and ensuring product quality and safety and reliability.
As the world's leading technical service provider, TÜV Rheinland continues to improve its technical capabilities in the field of quality management system certification in the rail transit industry, and is committed to providing one-stop service and technical support for rail transit enterprises. At present, TÜV Rheinland has provided relevant services for major rail transit enterprises, communication and signal enterprises and their suppliers at home and abroad, helping the industrial chain to improve the management level of enterprises and the technical capabilities of employees.