Suppliers: "Design Responsible", "Manufacturing" and "Service Suppliers"

in APQP, It mentions 3 types of suppliers: "Design Responsible", "Manufacturing" and "Service Suppliers", would simple Assembly belong to manufacturing? any definition on these, I don't have "Chrysler, Ford and General Motors Quality System Requirements"book for now, don't know if any information in there.
Thank you,

zh_maggie said:

in APQP, It mentions 3 types of suppliers: "Design Responsible", "Manufacturing" and "Service Suppliers", would simple Assembly belong to manufacturing? any definition on these, I don't have "Chrysler, Ford and General Motors Quality System Requirements"book for now, don't know if any information in there.
Thank you,

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Hi, Maggie, welcome to the Cove. It's possible that assembly could fall under either manufacturing or service. Give us some more information and we can provide a better answer.

our assembly is just insert a rubber hose on a metal tube, then use peumatic tools put 2 clamps on that rubber hose to tighten.
Thanks.

zh_maggie said:

our assembly is just insert a rubber hose on a metal tube, then use peumatic tools put 2 clamps on that rubber hose to tighten.
Thanks.

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It would also help if we knew why you're asking--what problem are you trying to solve? "Service" in this context, exists when you take someone else's material and somehow add value to it. For example, If I have a bunch of hoses, tubes and clamps and need for them to be assembled, I might contract with you to provide that service. On the other hand, if I go into business creating the hose-tube-clamp assemblies from materials that I've purchased, and then sell them on the open market, I'm manufacturing. Furthermore, If I design those assemblies, then I am a design-responsible manufacturer.

Thanks a lot. We are service.

zh_maggie said:

Thanks a lot. We are service.

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Glad to help.