Vendor Control for Customer Designated Supplier

[Big Jim]

There is your answer. That is the easiest way to "show proof of approval." If you do something out of the norm, you need to explain yourself, which many times is a PIA. Easier to have someone fill out the survey and file it for when needed.

Perhaps I should have said "of no real use except for window dressing".

 

[Big Jim]

I would just revise your procedure to state that "customer required suppliers are automatically approved" and pitch the survey in the trash.

That's an answer, but not a very effective one. What happens if that supplier provides inferior product which leads to late deliveries or causes your product to fail? Do you really think your customer would accept the excuse of "don't look at me, we used who you told us to"?

 

[silentrunning]

That's an answer, but not a very effective one. What happens if that supplier provides inferior product which leads to late deliveries or causes your product to fail? Do you really think your customer would accept the excuse of "don't look at me, we used who you told us to"?

That is a good thing to remember - even though your customer requires you to buy from a certain vendor, you are responsible for the conformity of the received product. You must prove this conformity just as if you had approved the vendor yourself.