Evaluation of outsource partners

Answer:

The company needs to evaluate all its external providers of processes, products and services and it can be done in different ways. Due to difference of nature of relationships with customers and suppliers, the company will have to use different methods. Survey wouldn't be appropriate methodology but rather the company should define crtiria that are important for it and evaluate the suppliers against those criteria. Criteria can be quality of products and services, price, packaging, etc.

For more information, see: Purchasing in QMS – The Process & the Information Needed to Make it Work https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2014/03/18/purchasing-qms-process-information-needed-make-work/