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Supplier Requirements

What We Expect from Suppliers

The purchase order ACCUMET sent provides the description of the processes, products, or services to be provided, including the identification of relevant technical data (e.g., specifications, drawings, process requirements, work instructions).

  1. Approval of product and processes is on dock at ACCUMET. Product will be accepted if it meets all the requirements of the purchase order.
  2. As an external provider to ACCUMET, you are required to use personnel qualified in the processes or products provided to ACCUMET.
  3. You are required to have a quality management system.
  4. Your performance will be monitored for the level of quality you provide ACCUMET and your on-time Delivery performance. Suppliers not achieving a quality level rating of 95% and/or a delivery rating below 85% shall be required to address improvement plans to achieve these goals. Failure to do so will result in your eventual disqualification as a Supplier to ACCUMET.
  5. ACCUMET and/or its customers and regulatory bodies may, from time to time, visit your facility for verifcation or validation of your processes and product. ACCUMET shall have right of access for our company, our customers, and/or regulatory authorities to the applicable areas of your facility, and to applicable documented information, at any level in the supply chain.
  6. The required test, inspections and verification will be documented on the purchase order.
  7. Use statistical techniques for product acceptance and related instructions for product acceptance must be approved by ACCUMET in writing.

As an external provider you shall:

  • Implement a quality system and provide evidence of that system to ACCUMET.
  • Use customer designated or approved sources, including process sources (e.g. special processes).
  • Notify ACCUMET of nonconforming processes, products, or services and obtain approval for their disposition.
  • Prevent the use of suspected unapproved, unapproved, and couterfeit parts.
  • Notify ACCUMET of changes to processes, products, or services, including changes of your external providers or location of manufacture.
  • Flow down to your external providers applicable requirements, including ACCUMET customer requirements.
  • Provide a certificate of conformity, test reports, or authorized release certificate, as applicable.
  • Retain documented information, including retention periods and disposition requirements.



Regarding your workforce; your workforce must be aware of:

  • Their contribution to product or service conformity;
  • Their contribution to product safety;
  • The importance of ethical behavior.