Suppliers representatives

The more complex items of equipment, in particular complete packaged units, often require visits by supplier s representatives (SRs) to supervise the critical phases of erection, testing, commissioning and start-up. Their presence may even be continuous rather than on a visit basis. The purchase order will normally define the points at which visits are to be made and the costs and payment arrangements of such visits. Visits may be related to the question of guarantees, so it is important that they are organized on a sound basis. These services can be expensive, so the EPCM contractor needs to be firmly in control. This means  

This procedure can be implemented using the two-page form 

EPCM contractor Name/Logo SUPPLIER SITE VISIT REPORT Report No Page 1/2 

This first page is to be jointly completed by supplier/EPCM contractor/owner at beginning of visit before the start of any work. 

Services/Material/Assistance to be provided to supplier s representative (Utilities/scaffolding/manpower/etc.  

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Security of supply. Sourcing a novel solvent from a single supplier represents a high degree of risk for a launched product. 

Micro structured devices are often specialized products designed for a single purpose. Costs for individually developed and manufactured devices are certainly higher than those for products from the shelf. The non-existent compatibility of devices from different suppliers represents another restraint, especially because many suppliers offer only a limited number of devices and thus cannot provide the complete range of unit operations. 

Most pharmaceutical and healthcare companies will split the roles mentioned above into several specific jobs as appropriate to their organizational structures. For instance, the Quality and Compliance role may be split into an Operations Quality Representative and a Validation Expert. Equally, the Developer role may consist of Project Manager, Project Engineers, and Supplier Representative. Similarly, System Owners may sometimes delegate responsibilities such as specific maintenance activities to a system administrator function that may be internal or external to the company. The Quality and Compliance role, however, must not be combined with other roles otherwise its independence will be compromised. 

A.l. Audit details (address, audit team, supplier representatives)... 

The Resins Pocket Guide is a global information source for plastics resins, additives, reinforcements, and fillers. It includes information on suppliers, products, trade names, and sales offices. Suppliers from over fifty countries are listed with address, telephone, toll-fi-ee telephone, fax, telex, e-mail, and web information provided. Supplier representatives in 146 countries are also included with address, telephone, and fax information. The product listings include information on resins, compounds, additives, reinforcements, and fillers for 189 product categories. Each item under a product category includes supplier name, country, and trade name. 

A second relationship-building component is personal visits. The purchaser s supplier development team visits at least one supplier a month. They also have supplier representatives come to visit their plant to discuss process improvement corrective actions. This reduces the burden of travel for either group, but allows both groups to remain in close personal contact. This personal contact focuses on the supplier s actual process steps, and it provides the necessary history for open discussions about mutual problems and goals. 

The questionnaire asks the respondent to compare the fastener industry to this ideal. With the ideal supplier representing the first quartile of suppliers, the respondent places the fastener industry in the appropriate... 

Suppliers, in turn, are on the hook for continuous cost reductions. In some large companies, this takes the form of an annual ritual. Each year, the buyer hands the supplier representative a slip of paper. On the paper is a number — the percent reduction in price required to do business for another year. At most, these are incremental steps, amounting — if one is lucky — to a few percentage points improvement a year. This is sufficient for all involved to keep their jobs, particularly the salesperson and the buyer who negotiate the deal. 

The choice of the right suppliers for raw materials is critical because validation of a bioresorbable polymer includes the characteristics of all the suppliers involved in the production process, ie, their quality systems and certifications. An unreliable supplier represents a possible source of issues when producing a device under regulatory approval. For example, a supplier could fail obliging the company to begin a validation process for the new supplier, the quality of the raw material could be erratic, or the supply of a determined material could be discontinued [20]. Moreover, in the past years the number of suppliers of bioresorbable materials did not increase as expected,... 

Are site visits of suppliers representatives controlled and recorded ... 

In addition to the appointed mechanical construction contractor, there will be present on site suppliers representatives for certain categories of equipment in order to supervise the more critical phases of erection and testing. 

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