Aligning your business with suppliers that operate at consistently high levels of quality is necessary to keeping your own organization performing at a high level.
Implement the most advanced tools to manage suppliers across all five phases of the supplier management process; Selection, Engagement, Training, Component Qualification and Performance Monitoring.
Component Qualification Process (Software application)
- The perfect linkage between your company and your RM suppliers
- Raise the level of partnership
- Implement prevention at the source
- Continuous Performance Monitoring
- Consistently meet RM specifications
- Move Suppliers from COC (Certificate of Compliance) to COA (Certificate of Analysis)
- Stop/reduce Incoming Inspection with suppliers that contribute with 80% of the volume and the most critical.
Component Qualification Program
Step 1
Identify RM Suppliers
- Select Suppliers and Part Numbers according to priorities and or business strategy.
- Define criteria and qualification requirements.
Step 2
Supplier’s Engagement
- Official notification to the supplier.
- Raise the level of partnership.
- Suppliers confirmation on the engagement.
Step 3
Supplier’s Training
- EWMA chart design
- Spreadsheet and MINITAB tools
- Use of Component Qualification Software
- Reports required
Step 4
Components Qualification
- Identify Critical to Quality conditions
- EWMA charts and CPk’s monitoring
- Develop and implement a Defect Book
- Send report with shipments
Step 5
RM Supplier Assessment
- Monitoring Supplier performance through EWMA charts
- Continuous communication with Suppliers
