Quality Management (QMS) 14 items
Supplier Evaluation & Control of External Providers
Evaluates the selection, approval, and ongoing monitoring of external providers to ensure purchased products and services conform to requirements.
ISO 9001:2015
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Selection & Approval (Cl. 8.4.1)
- Are criteria established for the evaluation, selection, and re-evaluation of external providers? *
- Has the provider been evaluated against these criteria based on its ability to meet requirements? *
- Supplier name *
- Is documented information of evaluations and actions arising retained? *
Type & Extent of Control (Cl. 8.4.2)
- Has the potential impact of the external process/product on customer requirements been considered when setting controls? *
- Are verification activities (e.g. incoming inspection, source inspection) defined to ensure conformity? *
- Do controls address externally provided processes remaining within QMS control? *
Information for External Providers (Cl. 8.4.3)
- Are requirements for products, services, processes, and equipment communicated to the provider? *
- Are requirements for competence and qualification of persons communicated where applicable? *
- Are control and monitoring of the provider's performance, and verification/validation at their premises, communicated? *
Performance Monitoring
- Is on-time delivery performance tracked? *
- Supplier quality rating (PPM or % accepted)
- Are nonconformities escalated to the provider with corrective action requests? *
- Is the provider's approval status current and re-evaluated at defined intervals? *
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