Supplier quality plan

First, not all suppliers are equal, or have the same impact on the project. So, your organization can start to evaluate supplier’s potential impact on the project with quality problems or delays.

Second, for the critical suppliers your organization can require a quality plan. As soon as you realize that a supplier is or will be critical a quality plan should be requested. Ideally, the quality plan should be part of the supplier proposal when answering to a request for quotation.

In this case a quality plan is a document setting supplier’s arrangements needed to ensure and demonstrate that quality is embedded in products and services during its creation and not just before sending to the customer.

The following material will provide you more information about quality plans:

• Article - Making the best out of ISO 9001 Quality Plan - https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2015/12/08/making-the-best-out-of-iso-9001-quality-plan/
• Free webinar on demand - Measurement, analysis, and improvement according to ISO 9001:2015 - https://advisera.com/9001academy/webinar/measurement-analysis-and-improvement-according-to-iso-9001-2015-free-webinar/
• Enroll for free course - ISO 9001:2015 Foundations Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-9001-foundations-course/
• Book - Discover ISO 9001:2015 Through Practical Examples - https://advisera.com/books/discover-iso-9001-2015-through-practical-examples/