1.To launch the procedures for Quality Assurance Agreement with the Suppliers and to ensure that the products or raw materials purchased from the suppliers are in accordance with the requirements since the purchase is from the qualified suppliers who have been selected and evaluated by the Company.
2. This Regulation shall cover all suppliers’ selection activities including the evaluation of suppliers, the Quality Assurance Agreement which shall have an impact on the quality & products management system.
Suppliers refer to the manufacturers or Suppliers of products.
Quality Assurance Agreement refers to the contract of Quality Assurance
4.1 The Quality Assurance Department (QA), the Purchasing Department (PU) and the Production Department (PD) shall be responsible for the evaluation of suppliers including suppliers’ manufacturing sites and all documentation. The evaluation shall cover the constant and regular evaluation.
4.2 The Quality Assurance Department (QA), the Purchasing Department (PU) and the Production Department (PD) shall be jointly responsible for the amendment of suppliers, the coverage assessment and the audit at manufacturing sites ( if necessary ).
Those suppliers are obliged to pass the evaluation in accordance with the GMP/HACCP System for the following criteria: New Supplier Selection Form, Sampling of Products, Documents of Supplier Registration Form, Evaluation Form of Audit Facility of Raw Materials at the Supplier’s Manufacturing Site, Signature Contract of Quality Assurance Agreement, Registration of Suppliers, Evaluation Form of Suppliers or Contractors after Delivery, Periodical Inspection, other inspection process and so on.
New Supplier Selection Form
If it is a new supplier and the new supplier provides raw materials,
1.1 The Purchasing Department shall make an initial survey by inquiring the supplier of the products or raw materials whether they all conform to the Company’s requirements. Then, the Purchasing Staff shall give the overall rating as stipulated by the Company.
New Supplier Registration
When each supplier has obtained the scores in accordance with the Company’s requirements, the Purchasing Staff shall inform the results only to those suppliers who have passed the criteria and shall issue “New Supplier Registration Form” (FM-PU-01:04). The suppliers are obliged to submit their product samples to the QA. Department for further inspection and verification.
The Head of Purchasing Department
New Supplier Registration
Upon the receipt of sampling results from the QA Department, the Purchasing Staff shall contact back and notify the suppliers for the results whether they have met the Company’s requirements or not.
The Audit for the Supplier’s Manufacturing Site and Facility of Raw Materials.