I think we are in partial agreement.
Suppliers "may" consider all sorts of things in their Business Management System, up to and including hiring security guards to protect against crazy people coming in to wreak havoc on personnel and equipment.
That said, what the supplier "shall" provide in a formal PFMEA to a customer is an entirely different matter and "should" be covered by the terms of the contract between customer and supplier. Further, no supplier should agree to investigation beyond its normal practice without fair compensation. I happen to believe the compensation should be billed separately to make it easy for all to see the COST of "extras" over and above the cost of producing a product which meets specifications.
Suppliers "may" consider all sorts of things in their Business Management System, up to and including hiring security guards to protect against crazy people coming in to wreak havoc on personnel and equipment.
That said, what the supplier "shall" provide in a formal PFMEA to a customer is an entirely different matter and "should" be covered by the terms of the contract between customer and supplier. Further, no supplier should agree to investigation beyond its normal practice without fair compensation. I happen to believe the compensation should be billed separately to make it easy for all to see the COST of "extras" over and above the cost of producing a product which meets specifications.
