Audit Preparation - Are You Ready?
Supplier Control Governance
An Approved Supplier List is not enough! True supplier
control governance should take the form of a risk-based
assessment of suppliers and service providers and a
routine management evaluation for those identified as
critical or major. Categorization of suppliers and
service providers based on Quality Agreement status,
Audit status, nonconformances and corrective action
status, supply criticality and business performance
indicators to name a few is integral to preventing
disaster.
Quality System Governance
The concept of
Quality System Governance
can be applied to all areas of the quality system.
However, tools must be in place that communicate the
governance structure and facilitate the capture of
appropriate data ensuring management has the
information needed to monitor effectiveness of the
quality system and act; providing resources, requesting
changes and enhancements and make good decisions
regarding business strategy and
goals.