So glad Elsmar is back! Can I say that again?!! On to the question: I have a customer that is insisting we add our suppliers names to each part numbers ITP and their quality program. We sell many parts to them - and it is our policy to not include where we get everything. So we told the customer, we will not do that (although the documentation package has data from each supplier
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They responded with "This is one of the nonconformances issued to us by the auditor during the audit conducted in our facility (in late 2016). They found out that vendor’s ITPs do not follow this, and we missed that. That’s why you cannot find it in previous ITPs. All other vendors are implementing this now."
I read the Z299.3 - it did not say we had to list our supplier for outside sources, only to identify "what products or services are to be subcontracted and specify the quality assurance programs to be applied"
I believe this is an interpretation from an auditor - thoughts?
). They responded with "This is one of the nonconformances issued to us by the auditor during the audit conducted in our facility (in late 2016). They found out that vendor’s ITPs do not follow this, and we missed that. That’s why you cannot find it in previous ITPs. All other vendors are implementing this now."
I read the Z299.3 - it did not say we had to list our supplier for outside sources, only to identify "what products or services are to be subcontracted and specify the quality assurance programs to be applied"
I believe this is an interpretation from an auditor - thoughts?
