Approved vendor list

Caution is advised on the name you give to this list of subcontractors. All have been assessed but all may not have been visited or used. Some organizations refer to it as an Approved Subcontractors List (ASL) or Approved Vendor List (AVL), but if you include unacceptable subcontractors you cannot call it an Approved Vendor List. If it is in paper form, two lists may be preferable. Some organizations use colored paper to distinguish between approved and unapproved subcontractors. If the data is stored electronically, the fields can be protected to prevent selection of unacceptable subcontractors. 

Vendors are selected on the basis of their ability to meet quality requirements. An approved vendor list is established and maintained. Only approved vendors are used. 

Evaluation of vendor and preparation of approved vendor list. The organization should establish a suitable system for evaluation of vendors based on certain criteria with suitable weightage, which may include, but are not limited to, the following ... 

Updating the approved vendor list. Based on the above-mentioned criteria, the organization may prepare an approved vendor list item-wise and may update the Ust at regular intervals. The vendors performing poorly may be deleted and a few new vendors may be added in the Ust. 

BOM and approved vendor list (AVL) information (AVL is not required if parts are supplied by consignment). 

Vendors are approved based on their performance as to the type of product and sendee being purchased. An approved vendor s list is kept. One or more of the following data are used for basis of approval ... 

The vendor may give his standard sub-vendors list, but these shall be approved by purchaser. 

Referenced pnblieations, U.S. and SI, are listed in Appendix A. The U.S. pubhcations are the base documents. The corresponding international publications and standards may be acceptable as alternatives with the pnrchaser s approval. In all cases, the editions that are in effect at the time of the pnblication of this standard shall, to the extent specified herein, form a part of this standard. The applicability of changes in standards, codes, and specifications that occnr after the pnblication of this standard shall be mnmally agreed npon between the pnrchaser and the vendor. 

FINAL SYSTEM VALIDATION APPROVAL The signatories below have reviewed the validation package for the [name of the supplier (vendor), and name of system] computer system. The review included the assessment of the phase reports listed below, including details of the execution of approved test scripts, test phase conclusions based on test phase acceptance criteria, and resolution of items listed in issues log. The determined validated status is derived as a culmination of this review process. ... 

No application version number mentioned in validation documentation No formal approval of vendor-supplied documentation Not all required SOPs in place with users as formally issued copies No list of current approved users with levels of access... 

At some point of his work, all of the vendors that he and others knew were contacted and asked for input to be used in this publication. Unfortunately, only very few provided information that fitted formats which the author had prepared so that an unbiased comparison of data and technical details, publication of which does have the supplier s approval, can be provided. Therefore, the latter idea was given up and those vendors that were or became known to the author while preparing the book are included in the following listing. Companies and individuals that have provided support beyond the normal are identified in the Acknowledgements and are referred to with gratitude in figure and table captions. 

Companies have processes for the approval of new vendors but that should be ignored at this point in the analysis. A good example of this is the production part approval process (PPAP) for the automobile industry. Other companies have different processes for getting materials on the approved lists. If a supplier is selected that is not on the list, the supplier will be required to go through the approval process and get the material on the approved list. 

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