Supplier Development Solutions

Supplier Development & Factory Improvement Services

Supplier audits, compliance assessments, process audits, and product inspections are all detection methods for Pro QC to identify risks and issues at the factory.

The ultimate value Pro QC delivers is assisting our clients to resolve their problems and improve supplier competency. This effort will ultimately result in cost reductions and sustainable improvement.

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Sample Reports

Potential Supplier Development
Compliance improvement
PPAP follow up
CAPA Facilitation & Validation

Continuous Improvements
Process improvement
Quality KPI improvement
CAPA Facilitation & Validation

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Potential Supplier Development
Risks and issues are often identified when onboarding a new supplier or working with an existing one on a New Product Development (NPD) process. Changes, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and training are often required to proactively minimize the potential failure or to re-qualify the production line.
This often requires intensive communications and QA follow-up between the buyer’s engineering team and the factory’s production team to ensure all risks are considered.

Supplier Risks & Challenges:

Suppliers made changes without notifying their clients
Suppliers lack the motivation or quality personnel to improve and implement system improvements
Suppliers claim to have implemented improvement actions but are not validated for effectiveness
Supplier actions only treat the symptoms of the problem rather than the root cause of the issues
Clients do not have enough resources to follow up and validate the implemented actions

Pro QC’s Supplier Management Solutions:

Quality, Social, and Ethical Compliance Improvement
PPAP Follow Up
Supplier CAPA Facilitation
Resident Supplier Quality Resourcing

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Factory Continuous Improvement
On the one hand, many of the suppliers our clients work with are small to medium size factories without the world-class quality management system or practices in place. On the other hand, some of our clients with a more established factory are always looking to improve their performance so they can sell their products into a more stringent sector. Whether the continuous improvement is triggered through a complaint or a proactive initiative, it calls for objective input and unbiased monitoring to facilitate the transformation.

Supplier Risks & Challenges:

Suppliers lack the qualified quality personnel to drive changes or implement actions
There is a lack of internal audits and quality assessments at the factory
Factory assessments are biased
There is a lack of systematic continuous improvement at the factory
Lack of prioritization and objective monitoring of supplier’s improvement initiatives

Pro QC’s Supplier Management Solutions:

Quality System Improvement and Quality Tool Deployment
Targeted Quality KPI Improvement
Targeted Manufacturing Process Improvement
Establishing Effective Production Control Plan
Poka-Yoke Implementation
Implementing Continuous Improvement

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Supplier quality audits and supplier development initiatives always outweigh the potential cost of product recalls, safety compliance lawsuits, and marketing PR disasters

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Sustainable Supplier Improvement with Pro QC’s Supplier Development Team

Pro QC understands improvement projects are fluid and every situation and scenario requires a bespoke approach. Our Supplier Development team consists of a diversified mix of Six Sigma Black Belt quality experts, certified auditors, and supplier quality engineers who are product domain experts.

Pro QC is ready to deploy a suitable project team to support your effort in:

Defining an approach to your challenges or improvement initiatives
Defining actionable milestones
Following up with suppliers
Resolving issues and validating CAPA
Annual audits and monitoring improvement progress

All supplier management projects aim to achieve long-term and sustainable improvement.

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Pro QC’s Core Value Proposition

The Supplier Development consulting services provided by Pro QC aim to help our client manage their supplier risk and reduce their Cost of Poor Quality. This ultimately translates into an improved profit margin and enhanced brand reputation.

To discuss how we can help you manage your suppliers and ensure that they meet all performance requirements, contact us today.

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