SUPPLIERS


PURCHASE ORDER TERMS & CONDITIONS

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SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE

Using the Supplier Assessment Questionnaire, Pacbrake rates all suppliers on the Critical Supplier List.

This Supplier Assessment does not apply to:

  1. Non-Critical Suppliers:
    A supplier which supplies a peripheral product or service which does not directly impact the quality of the final product and does not directly install on an engine or vehicle.
  2. One-time purchases from suppliers that have been approved by a member of the management team on the basis of one or more of the following:
    - supplier's past performance in areas of quality, delivery and price
    - supplier's registration to an international recognized standard
    - an on-site visit conducted by qualified Pacbrake personnel
    - market research and checking of references
    - management directive

If additional purchases are required from an 'unrated supplier', a Supplier Assessment Questionnaire shall be sent out or an onsite follow-up/familiarization visit is performed with a Supplier Assessment Questionnaire completed.


ASSESSING CRITICAL SUPPLIERS

The following steps are required to assess critical suppliers on the Supplier Rating Sheet:

  1. Performance Rating
  2. Quality System & Quality Performance Rating
  3. The Performance Rating & Quality Rating are averaged together for an Overall rating


ON-GOING PERFORMANCE

As part of the regular inventory meetings, a critical supplier review shall be conducted as follows:

  • Suppliers are reviewed for performance and quality system
  • Be performed in order to review the entire Critical Supplier List perpetually
  • Review all problem suppliers


OUTSIDE LABORATORIES AND CALIBRATION SERVICES

Approved outside laboratories for testing and calibration services are requested to supply their certificate of registration confirming their ability to perform traceable testing and calibration to an international/national standards such as ASTM or equivalent.


UNACCEPTABLE SUPPLIERS

Suppliers with a Supplier Evaluation Rating of 4 or less are considered unsuitable for Pacbrake Company purchases.