Re: 7.4.1 Purchasing Process
Thanks, I must have miss lead you. I never said the list was required I said we have a list. The point I was trying to make was that we have no records of how we approved the use of these suppliers other than their quarterly performance data. Would this record be enough to sell you on how we approved them?
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Step 1 - use the "Grandfather statement"- note this is only good for a one time only.
Step 2 - AS9100 says to: "b) periodically review supplier performance"
you need to describe how you do that.
Note: AS9100 gives you some guidelines - "NOTE One factor that can be used during supplier selection and evaluation is supplier quality data from objective and reliable external sources, as evaluated by the organization (e.g., information from accredited quality management system or process certification bodies, organization approvals from government authorities). Use of such data would be only one component of an organization's supplier control process and the organization remains responsible for verifying that purchased product meets specified purchase requirements".
Third you must demonstrate how this is done.
