Reselling Parts: Must Your Supplier be Registered?

[Geoff Cotton]

Factored Products

I’ve just been asked a question and too sure of the answer,


If a supplier “buys in” a part (for example a bolt) and simply ships it to the customer, how is it treated under their TS 16949 accreditation?

 

[Sam]

I will assume you are referring to the suppliers TS2. In any event all requiremnts of TS2 will apply.

 

[Geoff Cotton]

Can the supplier sell the bolt under their own TS registration as if it were their own product, or does the supplier have to make some form of declaration.

(The bolt supplier is not registered to TS)

 

[Sam]

Can the supplier sell the bolt under their own TS registration as if it were their own product, or does the supplier have to make some form of declaration.

(The bolt supplier is not registered to TS)

Apparently I am missing what you are trying to accomplish.
If you, the organization, are TS2 registered, then you are required to develop your suppliers in accordance with 7.4.1.2 and customer specific requirements.

 

[Wes Bucey]

My interpretation is that supplier A is NOT required to have all his suppliers (B) registered to the Standard, but supplier A is required to "approve" his supplier B in a manner sufficient to ensure the products from supplier B will be in conformance with requirements of supplier A's customer..

In the case of a non-registered bolt supplier, it might mean performing independent tests of chemical and physical properties of the bolt material.

 

[db]

If a supplier “buys in” a part (for example a bolt) and simply ships it to the customer, how is it treated under their TS 16949 accreditation?

If you, the supplier provides anything to your customer, then the product you provide must meet customer specifications. It really does not matter if the product is just "pass-through", or if it is something that you change. It also makes no difference if the product is custom, or comodity.

You also must follow the requirements of 7.4, as it relates to your vendor. They might have to be registered to something (ISO 9001:2000 or ISO/TS 16949) or not (waived by the customer), depending on your customer's requirements.

 

[ralphsulser]

How about if the supplier is Pursuing registration, or compliance?

 

[db]

How about if the supplier is Pursuing registration, or compliance?

If the "supplier" is the one who is buying the bolt and passing it on, then they will probably need to have the supplier of the bolt registered (or waived) before the registration audit.

If the "supplier" is the one supplying the bolt, then the company that is buying the bolt will need to have the supplier waived until the bolt supplier can achieve registration.

Hope that helps.