Setting up a Supplier Qualification Program Special Report

This Special Report defines a systematic approach to setting up a supplier qualification and certification program. It includes:

• Quality and Regulatory Basis for Supplier
• Qualification Programs
  
• Supplier Qualification and Good Business Practices
  
• Total Quality Management and the Supplier Qualification Program
  
• Designing the Supplier Qualification Program
  
• Supplier Audit System
  
• Achieving Certified Supplier Status
  
• Maintenance of the Supplier Qualification Program Plus

A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for a Supplier Qualification Program Bonus A Quality Audit Questionnaire Includes over 70 detailed questions to be completed by contractor, supplier, or vendor. Sample Question: #49. Does your firm generate impurity profile data? This data would include in part, those impurities found due to heat stress, high, and low humidity, high and low pH, exposure to visible and/or UV light, exposure to oxygen, in addition to those impurities found as a result of the manufacturing process and/or carryover from raw materials. If not, why not? What are your plans to start these studies?

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