Part 4. Supplier Quality Management
4.1 Governance and Operating Model
Supplier Quality Management (SQM) is not an administrative extension of Purchasing; it is the tec...
4.2 Audits and Capability Verification
Trust is not a quality control strategy. Verification is. A supplier's quality manual in a confer...
4.3 The Incoming Inspection Plan (IQC)
Incoming Quality Control (IQC) is the financial firewall of the EMS factory. Once a defective com...
4.4 Supplier Nonconformance (SCAR) Management
A quality system is not defined by its perfection, but by its reaction velocity when entropy stri...
4.5 Supplier Corrective Action (SCAR/8D) + Effectiveness Check
A Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) is not a "complaint form" or an invitation to apologi...
4.6 Change Control and Deviations
The "Golden Process" validated during qualification is the only approved way to manufacture the p...