Tube Fab is a custom tubing fabricator located in northern Michigan supplying to numerous OEMs and Tier 1 customers. As part of a 2017 initiative to support the continued growth of the automotive business, Tube Fab sought to overhaul their Quality Management System (QMS) and transition from ISO/TS 16949:2009 to IATF 16949:2016 certification. Tube Fab used this as an opportunity to redesign their management system to reduce redundancies, simplify process definition, and strengthen the sequence and interaction between their core processes. Plexus worked with Tube Fab in various capacities—side-by-side with their implementation team, and senior staff to optimize processes and prepare for the transition audit to IATF 16949:2016. While Plexus oversaw activities providing support and consultation, Tube Fab took a hands-on and active role in implementing the work and driving decisions, resulting in a self-sustaining IATF 16949 Management System solution for the organization.