
414 A First Course in Quality Engineering
example, certication as an “approved supplier” may be given to one who
just meets the minimum criteria, and the designation “preferred supplier” is
given to one who exceeds the minimum requirements with regards to sev-
eral certication criteria�
The criteria on which a supplier is evaluated for certication may vary
from one organization to the next based on what is important to each� The fol-
lowing is an example of a criteria list used by a manufacturing organization:
• No product-related rejection for the preceding 12 months
• No nonproduct-related (e�g�, packaging) rejection for the preceding ...