PRODUCT · CAPABILITY · QUALITY · CONTINUITY
Qualify the supplier.
Not just the sample.
A disciplined framework for evaluating whether an ingredient supplier can support a repeatable industrial programme.
Can they supply
it again?
A successful sample evaluation is important, but repeat business depends on more than one representative lot.
Supplier qualification should consider the manufacturing platform, quality architecture, documentation capability, logistics and continuity of supply.
Seven questions
before approval.
Does the ingredient match the defined application requirement?
Are acceptance parameters documented and understood?
Is the relevant processing capability established?
How are critical controls and records managed?
Can buyer qualification requirements be supported?
Can packaging and delivery requirements be executed?
Can the supplier support repeat commercial programmes?