Taking control of supplier quality: 5 best practices for implementing a successful supplier governance program

Five best practices to help business leaders evaluate their supplier quality operations.

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Supplier governance represents a challenge for organizations - even on a small, local scale. This challenge is compounded greatly as more organizations are dealing with hundreds and even thousands of suppliers around the globe. These evolving supply chains have simply outpaced traditional supplier controls. There are many different supplier control frameworks and methodologies available, covering everything in the supply chain from raw materials to contract manufacturing. Today, to achieve effective supplier control requires a fresh look at the people, processes and technology involved. The new global standard for supplier governance is an agile, multi-faceted model that comprises a disciplined process, optimized key resources, versatile tools and completes stakeholder visibility. The five best practices described in this article will help business leaders evaluate their supplier quality operations and create a foundation for greater supply chain integrity and improvement.
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Gerard Pearce
Gerard Pearce is currently Executive Vice President with SQA Services, Inc. in California. He is a quality and supply chain expert with over 25 years of experience in combining the disciplines of Quality, Technology and Supply Management. His expertise spans a variety of industries and geographies, including Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, and North America. Gerard is a regular commentator on the supplier quality challenges of global organizations, and is actively involved in several industry bodies. Before completing his MBA through Curtin University in Australia and Pepperdine University in the USA, Gerard published the leading-edge supply management book “The Purchasing Revolution” and was a member of the management team who organized the successful World Congress for the International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management in Sydney, Australia.

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