Supplier Qualification
Review source history, channel suitability and documentation capability before commercial confirmation.
Quality and traceability
Quality Starts Before the Purchase
Quality control begins with source selection, documentation expectations and clear risk review before a purchase is confirmed.
Discuss quality requirementsQuality process visual
Each stage keeps the requirement moving through a controlled, documented path.
- 01Supplier Verification
- 02Document Review
- 03Incoming Inspection
- 04Additional Testing When Required
- 05Release Approval
- 06Shipment Traceability
Incoming Inspection
Check labels, packaging, visible condition, date codes, lot codes and shipping documentation.
Documentation and Traceability
Maintain batch-level records so customers can connect received goods to sourcing and shipment documentation.
Non-Conformance Handling
When a lot raises concern, the issue is documented, held for review and handled through customer-approved next steps.
Standard Review
- Supplier screening
- Packaging review
- Label review
- Part-number verification
- Date-code and lot-code review
- Visual inspection
- Documentation review
Additional Testing When Required
- X-ray
- Decapsulation
- Chemical testing
- Functional testing
- Solderability testing
Additional testing can be arranged through qualified testing resources when required by the project.
What triggers additional testing
- Open-market or unfamiliar source
- High-value or high-risk component lot
- Customer quality plan requires extra evidence
- Packaging, marking or documentation concern
What documents may be available
- Commercial invoice and packing information
- Supplier-provided trace records where available
- Inspection notes
- Testing reports when arranged and completed
How non-conformance is handled
- Hold the lot for review
- Document the concern
- Confirm next steps with the customer
- Release, replace or reject according to the agreed path
Batch traceability workflow
- Record source and lot details
- Connect inspection notes to shipment
- Preserve documentation references
- Keep release status visible before delivery
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