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  2. Supplier evaluation - Wikipedia

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    Supplier evaluation is a continual process within purchasing departments, [4] and forms part of the pre-qualification step within the purchasing process, although in many organizations, it includes the participation and input of other departments and stakeholders. Most experts or firms experienced in collecting supplier evaluation information ...

  3. Supplier performance management - Wikipedia

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    Supplier performance management (SPM) is a business practice which extends supplier evaluation, [1] and is used to measure, analyze, and manage the performance of a supplier in an effort to cut costs, alleviate risks, and drive continuous improvement. It is a function often associated with third party management. The ultimate intent is to ...

  4. Contractor management - Wikipedia

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    The prequalification form ensures that the necessary steps are in place for a contractor to work safely and sustainably, prior to establishing an agreement, or allowing a vendor to come on-site. A pre-qualification form (or an explanation of the requirements) is provided before bidding or quoting to assure and include the requirements in work ...

  5. Production part approval process - Wikipedia

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    A copy of the AAI (Appearance Approval Inspection) form signed by the customer. Applicable for components affecting appearance only. Sample Production Parts A sample from the same lot of initial production run. The PPAP package usually shows a picture of the sample and where it is kept (customer or supplier). Master Sample

  6. First article inspection - Wikipedia

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    Typically, a supplier performs the FAI and the purchaser reviews the report. The FAI process usually consists of fully testing and inspecting either the first part produced by the new process or a sample from the first batch of parts. First article inspection is typically a purchase order requirement of the purchaser for the supplier to complete.

  7. Performance-based contracting - Wikipedia

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    other forms of performance-based contracting; non-performance based contracting. [16]: Section 821(a) PBC is widely applied in the Australian defence sector, primarily by the major acquisition and support organisation, the former Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO). It is particularly useful in the defence environment because of the inherent ...

  8. Requirements analysis - Wikipedia

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    In systems engineering and software engineering, requirements analysis focuses on the tasks that determine the needs or conditions to meet the new or altered product or project, taking account of the possibly conflicting requirements of the various stakeholders, analyzing, documenting, validating, and managing software or system requirements.

  9. Request for proposal - Wikipedia

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    It is used to gather vendor information from multiple companies to generate a pool of prospects. This eases the RFP review process by preemptively short-listing candidates which meet the desired qualifications. A request for solution (RFS) is similar to a RFP, but more open and general. This allows the vendor or supplier the most flexibility of ...