02 — Capability · BC-550.50
Supplier Quality
Hold suppliers to the quality the organization needs, from qualification before the first order through ongoing performance and the handling of what they get wrong.
- Supplier Quality Assurance
- Vendor Quality
- Supplier Development
In scope
- Supplier quality qualification and audits
- Supplier quality performance monitoring
- Supplier corrective action requests
- Part and material approval before production use
Out of scope
- Supplier selection commercial terms and contracts (see BC-640)
- Sourcing strategy (see BC-620)
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- No product in the catalog yet.
Used in · 1
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Decomposes into · 4
- BC-550.50.10Supplier Qualification & AuditAssess a supplier's quality system and capability before relying on it, and reassess on a schedule or when performance says to.
- BC-550.50.20Part & Material ApprovalConfirm that a supplier's specific part or material meets the specification before it is used in production, and again after any change.
- BC-550.50.30Supplier Quality PerformanceTrack defect rates, delivery conformance and responsiveness per supplier and share the scorecard with them and with sourcing.
- BC-550.50.40Supplier Corrective ActionRaise quality problems with the supplier formally, require a root cause and a fix, and verify the fix held.