Monitoring the activities of suppliers in the product development process with the help of apqp methodology; accomplishing the apqp activities together with the supplier.
evaluation of above mentioned activities relative to completeness, content and compliance with deadlines; in case of deviations the sqa-ttm is responsible to initiate and monitor measures; reporting the status of the purchased parts
- coordinating the collaboration for apqp-relevant issues in the project team and at the suppliers
- involvement and use of the hella sqa- and specialist network to support the supplier in the project (e.g.
critical parts, critical processes) in case of critical deviations
- escalation to management level in case of relevant quality risks which cannot be resolved by the supplier or by the project team
- agreement and definition of reference samples with the suppliers in consultation with internal customers
- evaluating and releasing the initial sample inspection report (isir, empb, psw) from the supplier