{"id":3169,"date":"2012-07-24T20:33:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2012\/07\/24\/supplier-quality-checklist\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T08:24:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T12:24:22","slug":"supplier-quality-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/supplier-quality-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Supplier Quality Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope that you have enjoyed the article \u201cA 12-Point Supplier Quality Checklist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>These checklist points were summarized from our comprehensive new online course \u201cImproving Quality in the Supply Chain.\u201d\u00a0 One of my favorite items from the checklist is \u201cThe supplier has quality performance goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just like typical procurement KPI\u2019s, the quality function has a variety of KPI\u2019s to choose from \u2013 and some are better than others.\u00a0 I did a quick Google search and found a variety of quality KPI\u2019s at all ends of the spectrum.\u00a0 Just look at these few examples adapted from smartkpis.com to see how wide-ranging quality KPI\u2019s can be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rework cost as % of total manufacturing cost<\/li>\n<li>Cost of rejected materials<\/li>\n<li>Administrative error cost as % of revenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the wealth of examples out there, it is almost unfathomable that you won\u2019t be able to \u201ccheck the box\u201d for the checklist item mentioned.\u00a0 Sadly, it is true.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you increasingly ask about quality KPI\u2019s when doing RFP\u2019s, make having them a requirement of doing business, and encourage your existing suppliers to track and report their quality KPI\u2019s, fewer suppliers will ignore this key element of being a continuously improving business.\u00a0 And, the best part is that your organization will benefit from better supplier quality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/ground-breaking-new-procurement\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cGround-Breaking New Procurement Certification Enables  Enterprise-Wide Synergy\u201d (Edit)\">Ground-Breaking New Procurement Certification Enables Enterprise-Wide Synergy<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/nlpa-dedicated-member-of-month-for-june\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe NLPA Dedicated Member of the Month for June 2012 Is\u2026\u201d (Edit)\">The NLPA Dedicated Member of the Month for June 2012 Is\u2026<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/free-procurement-quality-webinar-this\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cFree Procurement Quality Webinar This Thursday!\u201d (Edit)\">Free Procurement Quality Webinar This Thursday!<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/nlpa-dedicated-member-of-month-for-may\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe NLPA Dedicated Member of the Month for May 2012 Is\u2026\u201d (Edit)\">The NLPA Dedicated Member of the Month for May 2012 Is<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/more-procurement-presentation-tips\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cMore Procurement Presentation Tips\u201d (Edit)\">More Procurement Presentation Tips<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope that you have enjoyed the article \u201cA 12-Point [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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