SUPPLIER CLASSIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE (SCP)

Approved Suppliers Any potential supplier to AWIE must, as a minimum, have their quality system evaluated. Critical processes may also be required to be surveyed. Once the quality system is approved and the supplier has submitted and received a First Article Report approval, the supplier will be added to the ASL - Approved Supplier List. Only approved suppliers will receive production purchase orders from AWIE.

Disapproved Suppliers Potential new suppliers that do not meet the minimum quality system requirements will be disapproved. Existing suppliers that fail to meet the expected quality and delivery requirements will be notified and expected to improve their performance. If they fail to improve their performance to an acceptable level within an agreed upon time, they will be disapproved and removed from the ASL.

Performance Measurement, Tracking, and Reporting All suppliers are monitored and evaluated for quality, delivery, cost, and service performance. Reports are generated that are used to work with suppliers to improve their performance.

Ship-to-Stock Status Preferred Suppliers with an acceptable quality history may be asked to participate in the ship-to-stock program. This allows product to bypass routine receiving inspection. Before going ship-to-stock the supplier must have an approved quality system, have an acceptable quality history, have an approved first article on file, and provide a Supplier Control Plan for approval.