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  • Supplier Desktop Review

  • Audit ID/Number:

  • Supplier Name:

  • Supplier Address:

  • Scope of Business:

  • Supplier Quality Responsible Name:

  • No of employees:

  • Do you have a documented QMS: Certificate:

  • Do you have a documented EMS: Certificate:

  • 1. Quality Management System and Leadership

  • Is your Quality policy defined, documented and communicated to all relevant and interested parties?

  • Do you have a QMS that is relevant to the scope of work required to fulfil the NGSM contract?

  • Are all the organisations key roles and authorities defined and documented? And are all these key roles fulfilled?

  • Please provide a copy of your organisation structure

  • 2. Planning

  • Do you have a defined product/solution change management and configuration control process in operation? Please describe

  • 3. Competency

  • How does the organisation ensure that all those persons involved in NGSM contract(s) are competent for their respective roles? (For software suppliers, please also identify/include persons not directly involved in software development)

  • Has the organisation taken effective action to ensure that those persons can acquire the necessary competence?

  • Is there a training strategy? and is training monitored, documented and are records maintained?

  • 4. Environment for the operation of process Is the working environment and infrastructure suitable for meeting NGSM and regulatory requirements? If so, please explain

  • 5. Monitoring and measuring Has the organisation determined and does it apply the resources necessary to ensure valid and reliable monitoring and measuring of results?

  • Could you please provide Calibration certificates for 3 assets/equipment’s currently on the production shop floor using to calibrate/manufacture products for the NGSM?

  • Where appropriate is there a timely calibration system in place to support NGSM contracted deliverables and associated requirements?

  • Is employee-owned measuring equipment allowed to be used on the premises?

  • If “Yes”, how are these asset(s) controlled/calibrated?

  • 6. Property belonging to customers Where property, measuring and test equipment belongs to a customer (e.g. NGSM), please explain how the organisation controls the management, maintenance, care, repair and calibration of it?

  • Please explain how the organisation controls the management, maintenance of property including development tools, Software for incorporation into products and Intellectual Property contained within specifications?

  • Please explain, does the organisation have procedures for verification, storage and maintenance of customer-supplied software (identification, version handling and error reporting for customer-supplied software)? If so, please prove a copy

  • 7. Test and Inspection

  • Is there a documented procedure/process for FAI (first article inspection)?

  • Please explain how you conduct FAI?

  • Are there documented procedures and work instructions for inspection and testing of products and goods received, in process and final test/inspection (acceptance criteria achieved)?

  • Is there a documented software release process?

  • Please explain what inspection and testing perform in connection with/at replication?

  • 8. Records

  • Is there a record control system in place for the identification, storage, protection, retrieval, retention time, and disposition of quality records?

  • For software this includes review and release records

  • (Please provide a list of records to be kept with retention periods specified)

  • 9. Continuous Improvement

  • What is your approach to continuous improvement and how do you use customer and supplier performance data to drive continuous improvement?

  • 10. Requirements Management How are the NGSM requirements, managed, controlled and communicated?

  • What is your approach to eliciting further and necessary requirements to fulfil all obligations?

  • How do you demonstrate compliance against these requirements?

  • Are there any significant ‘’Special Processes’’ (a process for which end results cannot be verified after the process without destructive testing) required to fulfil NGSM’s requirements?

  • Please explain, how are the development planning/development environment/tools for software development managed?

  • 11. Contract Review

  • Are all customer contracts / purchase orders reviewed prior to start of work?

  • If a problem arises which may impact the quality, quantity, or delivery of the contract, is the customer notified? Please describe

  • Is production suspended until written response is obtained from customer?

  • 12. Externally provided Processes, products and services

  • Is there a formal process used for the selection, qualification and re-qualification of suppliers?

  • Do you have an internal procedure for Counterfeit avoidance?

  • Do you have any techniques/methods in place to detect counterfeit electronic components?

  • Do you have any outsourced functions/processes? If so how are these managed and controlled?

  • How is the performance of external providers monitored?

  • Could you please provide a copy of Supplier performance matrix (KPI) 2021?

  • 13. Material control What is your process for identifying and controlling material handling/protection requirements?

  • I.e. environment, electrostatic discharge [ESD] and FOD

  • 14. Identification and Traceability

  • How do you ensure full configuration control and product identification (key records and data) throughout the complete life cycle of the product from contract commencement through to and including delivery?

  • For software suppliers, including build management and identification of deliverables?

  • Please explain

  • 15. Preservation

  • Are all storage facilities including packaging, environmentally suitable for the storing parts and assemblies?

  • How is rejected material controlled?

  • Is a First-In-First-Out or First-Expiry-First-Out system in use? (Please describe)

  • Is there a shelf life control/management process in place?

  • 16. Management System Review

  • What is the scope of your QMS? Does the senior management review the QMS at regular intervals?

  • Are the actions defined by the management system review undertaken and completed within agreed time scales?

  • 17. Environment, Health, and Safety

  • Are procedures and processes in place to identify/control potential and actual accident situations?

  • Is there an environmental management system in place that ensures compliance with all applicable government regulations and that there are no outstanding, unresolved violations of these regulations?

  • Are there processes/plans and measures in place to reduce the company’s carbon footprint?

  • What actions do you take to minimise the carbon emissions of utilised transport when shipping goods?

  • What actions do you take to minimise end of life product waste and recycling?

  • 18. Quality Audits

  • Has the organisation established a process for audits (internal and external)? Are audits performed at planned intervals and documented?

  • Could you please provide a copy of up to date Internal audit plan for 2021?

  • 19. Control of Non Conformity

  • Is there a positive recall system to notify customers of nonconforming product that have already been shipped?

  • How many errors do you find during system test, and how many errors do your customers find for you?

  • Is there a corrective action system in place that undertakes root cause analysis (RCA) and takes timely and effective action to prevent recurrence?

  • 20. Business continuity

  • Please explain your approach to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery?

  • For software development, please explain your data backup strategy?

  • What plans are in place to mitigate/minimise the risk of a single source position? (Obsolescence/discontinuity or supplier bankruptcy)

  • If so, please explain

  • 21. Standards and legislation

  • What or any certificates do you hold that would be relevant to NGSM? (AEO, IMO, MED, etc.)

  • 21. Product testing

  • Are the examination and tests that will be carried out on the final product, adequately described as well as their frequency?

  • 22. Product marking and traceability

  • Is the definition of wheelmark affixing in compliance with the applicable requirements: (e.g. Gyro Compass)

  • Wheelmark format?

  • UK ensign?

  • Notified body number?

  • Year in which the mark is affixed?

  • Mark visible, legible and indelible throughout the anticipated useful life of the equipment?

  • 23. Verification

  • Are markings affixed on final product conforming to their definition in the QMS?

  • Are the markings suitable to ensure traceability?

  • Key Sub-tier Suppliers: (if any, please identify)

  • Current Supplier Performance (rolling 12 months):

  • On Time Delivery (OTD%)

  • NCR or Rejects (%) or Number of rejected parts

  • Applicable concessions/Change notes

  • L316 Information & NGSM Product training

  • (To be completed NGSM)

  • L316 process completed?

  • Enter L316 approval expiry date:

  • Upload completed L316 form to the supplier record in IFS

  • Date

  • Non-Conformance/Actions:

  • No of NCs:

  • FINDING TYPE:

  • (Major/Minor/Obs)

  • DESCRIPTION:

  • (include details such as severity, where found, extent, requirement/clause related to, NCR No)

  • Next recommended review:

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  • Position:

  • Signature:

  • Date:

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