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3.4 SDS/EHS Gate for Chemicals
Procuring chemicals is fundamentally different from procuring hardware. A wrong resistor stops th...
3.3 Process Materials Change Control
In electronics manufacturing, "Process = Chemistry + Physics." Changing a consumable is not a com...
3.2 Process Materials Procurement & Replenishment
A manufacturing line consumes solder paste, flux, and cleaning chemistry just as it consumes elec...
3.1 Approved Process Materials List (APML) + Specifications
A Bill of Materials (BOM) defines the components, but the Approved Process Materials List (APML) ...
2.6 Schedule Freeze Windows + Change Control
A supply chain cannot execute a moving target. If the production schedule changes daily, or if En...
2.5 A-Part Control Tower (Critical Parts Management)
The Pareto Principle dominates supply chain physics: 20% of the components create 80% of the risk...
2.4 MRP Parameter Governance
Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a deterministic engine. It possesses no intuition. It cal...
2.3 Shortage Management (The “Chase” Process)
A shortage is a failure of the planning system. It is an operational emergency that directly thre...
2.2 Lead Time Management
Lead time is not a static integer; it is a volatile variable that dictates the horizon of your li...
1.8 Supplier Commit Control & Expediting
A Purchase Order represents demand; the Supplier Acknowledgement (ACK) represents reality. The ga...
2.1 The Planning Hierarchy
Procurement cannot function if it chases conflicting signals. When Sales forecasts one number, Pr...
1.7 Counterfeit Avoidance (AS5553)
Counterfeit components are not merely a financial nuisance; they are a system contagion. A single...
1.6 Purchase Order (PO) Management
A Purchase Order (PO) is not an administrative suggestion; it is a legally binding contract that ...
1.5 In-Depth RFQ, Quote Leveling & Award Rules
A vague Request for Quote (RFQ) generates vague pricing. If you send a supplier a simple spreadsh...
1.4 Quote Validation & Risk Flags
A Raw Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate is a guess; a Validated Quote is a contractual instrument...
1.3 ROM Costing & Spend Stratification
Engineering velocity often outpaces supply chain visibility. Waiting two weeks for formal quotes ...
1.2 Supplier Selection & The AVL
The Approved Vendor List (AVL) functions as the primary firewall for the manufacturing ecosystem....
1.1 Material Group Architecture
Supply chain resilience relies on rigorous segmentation. Treating a microcontroller and a standar...
6.3 Dashboards & KPIs
A dashboard is not an art gallery; it is a control panel. If a metric does not drive a decision, ...
6.2 Automation Rules: Stage Gates, Approvals, & Escalations
Manual enforcement of process discipline is a single point of failure. Human memory is fallible; ...