Supplier quality management
Supplier quality: from selection to escalation
Assess new suppliers, approve parts with PPAP, rate monthly performance, charge back complaint costs and escalate with clear rules. Free, in your browser, with PDF reports.
Tools
PPAP Checklist & PSW18 PPAP elements by level 1–5, status, PSW as PDF.Supplier ScorecardWeighted supplier rating with A / B / C class and trend.Supplier Complaint Cost CalculatorCost of a supplier complaint for the chargeback.Supplier Self-AssessmentSupplier capability questionnaire with radar chart and risk class.VDA 6.3 Process AuditP2 to P7 scoring, EG %, grade A / B / C with downgrade rules and PDF.8D ReportGuided D0 to D8 report with 5W2H, 5 Why, action tables and photos, exported to PDF.AQL Sampling PlanSample size, Ac / Re numbers and OC curve from lot size and AQL.
The supplier quality cycle
- 1 SelectSelf-assessment, potential analysis
- 2 ApproveAPQP, PPAP / PPF
- 3 MonitorIncoming inspection, scorecard
- 4 React8D, cost recovery
- 5 EscalateImprovement plan, CS1 / CS2, audit
Guides
Supplier quality management: the complete process
How to run supplier quality from selection to development: assessment, PPAP, incoming inspection, scorecards, complaints, escalation and audits, with the tools for each step.
Supplier escalation: controlled shipping CS1 / CS2 and new business holdThe escalation ladder for poorly performing suppliers: improvement plan, controlled shipping level 1 and 2, new business hold and phase-out, with entry and exit criteria.
PPAP vs VDA 2 PPF: production part approval comparedAIAG PPAP and VDA volume 2 production process and product approval (PPF) side by side: submission levels, documents, the PSW and the cover sheet, and when each is used.