Hi,
The above clause requires an organizations to select suppliers based on their ability to supply products in accordance with the organizations requirements.
The note on the bottom of this clause, Note 2, states...when there are mergers and acquisiions or afflilations associated with suppliers, the organization should verify the continuity of the suppliers QMS and its effectiveness.
My Question is:
How is this managed for organizations who are already certificated to TS2?
How is this managed? Is there a checklist that is sent out to suppliers?
Could anyone share with me how this is done?
Appreciate the help.
:thanx:

You should be tracking the QMS status of all your suppliers. Once they send a certificate, we assume it is still in effect until the expiration date on the certificate unless there is something in our business relationship to make us suspect a change. If a company is purchased, maybe they aren't continuing their certification. We would ask the supplier and get the new certificate if needed. If everything is smooth until our data base shows the expiration date is coming up, we simply request a new certificate showing the next expiration date.

Dave

Dave,
Thanks for the reply.