Fluid Components International Quality Assurance Manual - Manual (Page 60)

DOCUMENT NUMBER
07QA070003
SUBJECT
Quality Manual
CAGE CODE
64818
RELEASE DATE
10-8-2012
SECTION
2
PAGE
19
CURRENT
REVISION
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FCI will:
a) Maintain a register of approved suppliers that includes the status of the
approval;
b) Periodically reviews supplier performance; results of these reviews are used
as a basis for establishing the level of controls to be implemented;
c) Define the necessary actions to take when dealing with suppliers that do not
meet requirements;
d) Ensure where required that both the organization and all suppliers use
customer-approved special process sources;
e) Define the process, responsibilities and authority for the approval status
decision, changes of the approval status and conditions for a controlled use of
suppliers depending on the supplier‟s approval status;
f) Determine and manage the risk when selecting and using suppliers;
g) Suppliers shall report to FCI if their product has been released from that
supplier and subsequently found not to conform to the applicable design data.
7.4.2 PURCHASING INFORMATION
Purchasing information describes the product to be purchased, including where
appropriate:
a) Requirements for approval of product, procedures, processes, and
equipment,
b) Requirements for qualification of personnel,
c) Quality management system requirements,
d) The identification and revision status of specifications, drawings, process
requirements, inspection/verification instructions and other relevant
technical data,
e) Requirements for design, test, inspection, verification (including
production process verification), use of statistical techniques for product
acceptance, and related instructions for acceptance by the organization,
and as applicable critical items including key characteristics,
f) Requirements for test specimens (e.g. production method, number, storage
conditions) for design approval, inspection, verification, investigation or
auditing,
g) Requirements regarding the need for the supplier to: