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| articles:purchasing-quality_clauses_vs_sqr_manual [2023/01/31 13:11] – [“Supplier Quality Requirments Manual” (SQRM)] rrandall | articles:purchasing-quality_clauses_vs_sqr_manual [2023/05/14 17:17] (current) – [“Supplier Quality Requirments Manual” (SQRM)] rrandall |
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| * Comprehensive - The supplier will need to read the entire SQRM to determine the applicability of the quality requirements AND flow-down requirements. | * Comprehensive - The supplier will need to read the entire SQRM to determine the applicability of the quality requirements AND flow-down requirements. |
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| <note>The above "CON" may be considered a "PRO" considering that the rock group "Van Halen" actually embedded nonsensical requirements in their standard contract to provide a quick visual indicator of whether the contract had been read by the Promoter ([[articles:brown_m_and_ms|Visual Management... the Van Halen way]]).</note> | <WRAP center round info 80%>The above "CON" may be considered a "PRO" considering that the rock group "Van Halen" actually embedded nonsensical requirements in their standard contract to provide a quick visual indicator of whether the contract had been read by the Promoter ([[articles:brown_m_and_ms|Visual Management... the Van Halen way]]).</WRAP> |
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| * Interpretation - While both "Quality Clauses" and SQRMs require a degree of "interpretation", this issue tends to be more prevalent in SQRMs. For example, some SQRMs fail to clearly address when requirements must be "flowed down" (e.g., do flow down requirements apply to suppliers of COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) items?). | * Interpretation - While both "Quality Clauses" and SQRMs require a degree of "interpretation", this issue tends to be more prevalent in SQRMs. For example, some SQRMs fail to clearly address when requirements must be "flowed down" (e.g., do flow-down requirements apply to suppliers of COTS (Commercial-Off-The-Shelf) items?). |
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| <note>The above "CON" is easily addressed by having the SQRM undergo a comprehensive review by technically competent Supply Chain quality personnel.</note> | <WRAP center round info 80%>The above "CON" is easily addressed by having the SQRM undergo a comprehensive review by technically competent Supply Chain quality personnel.</WRAP> |
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| * Document Distribution - An SQRM must be maintained under document control. And Suppliers often fail to verify that the version of the SQRM they're following is the current version (whether it is distributed in hardcopy, electronic, or made available via a web site). | * Document Distribution - An SQRM must be maintained under document control. And Suppliers often fail to verify that the version of the SQRM they're following is the current version (whether it is distributed in hardcopy, electronic, or made available via a website). |
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