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Supplier Focus - Capabilities and Benefits
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Mar 7, 2006,
17:56
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Capabilities |
Benefits |
| Quality Plan (Procedures) |
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Sampling Plan |
Ö |
Define sampling plan to reduce or tighten inspection and specify acceptable quality levels at characteristic level and toolkits |
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Inspection Plans |
Ö |
Maintain inspection plans of variables, attributes, checklist items and plan revisions |
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Receiving Checklist |
Ö |
Identity delivery and quantity checklists against supplier and parts |
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| Receiving (ERP receipts processed automatically) |
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Hot Lists |
Ö |
Get a checklist of “Hot” items to ensure fast processing from receiving to production |
| Inspections |
Ö |
Ensure inspections are executed correctly based on established criteria (sampling plan and defined procedure) |
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Move Tickets |
Ö |
Create bar-coded move tickets to improve accuracy in the production environment and guard against misidentified materials |
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Inspections |
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Receiving Inspections |
Ö |
Manage first article and receiving inspection schedules and skip-lots for parts – Store inspection data for further analysis |
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Serial Numbers |
Ö |
Serialize parts upon receipt to ensure traceability from receipt to approved inventory |
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Nonconformances (N/C) |
Ö |
Identify and document non-conformances based on failed inspections |
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Define Defects |
Ö |
Define defect quantity and type of defects associated with established specifications |
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Nonconformances |
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Disposition and Root Cause |
Ö |
Track N/C, disposition and perform root cause analysis on supplier-related problems |
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Traceability |
Ö |
Reference NC’s for traceability purposes |
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Material Review Board (MRB) |
Ö |
Initiate MRB for critical non-conformances to expedite disposition decisions |
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CAPA |
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CAPA |
Ö |
Monitor closed-loop CAPA tracking based on failed inspections and N/C found during manufacturing process |
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Reviews |
Ö |
Define CAPA follow–up review to ensure that the corrective and preventive actions were effective |
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Reports and Analysis |
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Supplier Rating |
Ö |
Calculate supplier rating against services and quality, and then compare suppliers |
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Approved Supplier List |
Ö |
Generate approved supplier list based on supplier rating and supplier audit for purchasing decisions |
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Score Card Review |
Ö |
Score card report by supplier rating period is used to score supplier quality |
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Manager Console |
Ö |
View all tasks needing completion and follow–up |