Renaud and Andrew, Sofeast's head of New Product Development, are in the booth discussing how a supplier's quality can be evaluated and validated. In order to avoid purchasing parts or materials that will let you down, you need to be able to assess if a supplier is capable of reaching your requirements, and they're going to tell you how!

00:00 - Greetings and introducing today's topic.

01:31 - Why is supplier quality important?

05:56 - When should you start being concerned with supplier's quality and what should you do to mitigate risks of poor quality?

15:33 - Why the quality team must help to include your quality standards in the PRD (product requirement document).

22:05 - Why small businesses may benefit from working with a supplier who has in-house engineering resources.

23:32 - Doing due diligence to qualify that a supplier's quality is good.

33:16 - Checking the supplier's QMS.

35:07 - Regular audits can also uncover helpful information about suppliers.

37:35 - Formalize approved suppliers.

41:43 - Wrapping up.

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