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Supplier Development

Supplier Development

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How to Develop a Successful Supplier Development Strategy

MQC and Services understands that the Supplier Development Process is a shared quest for ever-increasing product and service quality. From the outset of this process, the objective is to provide customers with the highest quality products and service, on time, and at competitive prices.

MQC and Services’s Supplier Development Process makes operations run smooth.

  • Working with the customer to identify / develop the suppliers as per the customer requirements for the product
  • Work with the customer / supplier on product development
  • Develop an effective procurement process
  • Evaluation of supplier performance against a robust system of measures
  • The total number of suppliers of a particular commodity can be reduced to meet the customer business objectives
  • A philosophy of “win-win” is embraced with suppliers that support the customer delivery process. This facilitates the process of suppliers providing superior products who, in turn, are rewarded with more business
  • Supplier Quality Improvement

Supplier Development Process

Supplier Development and the Importance of Continuous Process Improvement

Supplier development has been around in some form or another for decades, but with the rising demands of the global marketplace and the need to develop reliable and sustainable supply chains, it has gained even more attention as an important business strategy for companies of all sizes and across all industries. At its core, supplier development is about strengthening relationships with your suppliers and helping them to continually improve their operations and create an even better product or service than they might be able to produce on their own.

What is supplier development?

Supplier development is a business strategy that involves working with your diverse suppliers to boost their performance and drive continued business growth, more sustainable and robust economic opportunities for your own business. As part of supplier development initiatives, organizations often establish partnerships with suppliers by asking them to formally commit to achieving certain outcomes over time, through company-supplied tools, training programs or incentives. By taking an active role in helping its suppliers improve continuously, a company can enhance its own bottom line by developing stronger partnerships with capable vendors.

Why is supplier development important?

There’s no doubt that supplier development is a cost-effective way to enhance performance and drive growth, but it’s important to be clear about what we mean by supplier development. To put it simply, supplier development is an organizational strategy that leverages working with suppliers as part of your own business growth strategy.

MQC and Services Supplier Development Process includes:

  • Gap Analysis
  • Optimized utilization of resources
  • Objective knowledge of supplier performance in critical areas such as quality, technology, responsiveness, and cost
  • Pre-award surveys and audits of supplier facilities worldwide that enhance supply chain management effectiveness
  • Production surveillance and process reviews at supplier facilities worldwide
  • Resident Quality Assurance representatives
  • Review of process documentation and acceptance of test procedures
  • Development of quality systems and acceptance procedures that conform to customer requirements
  • Establishing inspection sampling levels
  • Establishing calibration tool standards and control procedures
  • Monitoring of shipping activities to insure quality of packaging, marking and handling
  • Development and control of corrective action plans and their implementation
  • Audits of quality, manufacturing and testing plans
  • Process improvement
  • Supplier certification for self-release of material / products
  • Systems Test and Evaluation
  • Software Test and Quality Assurance

MQC and Services provides in-depth hands-on representation at supplier and sub-tier supplier facilities to support the customer needs during all stages of the product lifecycle:

  • Management
  • Design and Development
  • Test and Evaluation
  • Manufacturing capability
  • Production Basics
    • Verifying that a complete first article inspection to the latest drawing issue has been performed and is available
    • Verifying inspection equipment calibration status
    • Verifying final inspection records comply with specification requirements
    • Verifying that no changes have been made to production processes
    • Verifying final inspection is independent of ‘In Process’ Gauging and Inspection
    • Management of non-conformance product and processes
    • Checking handling procedures
    • Labeling and documentation control
    • Component packaging / consignment / identification / verification

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