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Supplier Quality Management

The systematic qualification, monitoring and improvement of suppliers to ensure purchased products and services consistently meet defined quality and compliance requirements.

SQM

Also known as:  

Vendor Quality Management, supplier quality, vendor quality

At a glance

Definition

Supplier Quality Management covers the controls used to select, qualify, monitor and improve suppliers. Activities may include supplier approval, audits, performance monitoring, quality agreements, nonconformance follow-up and corrective actions.

Why it matters

Supplier quality is commercially relevant in Food & Agri and MedTech and provides a natural bridge from audit, CAPA and traceability into the Vendor Quality module.

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The systematic qualification, monitoring and improvement of suppliers to ensure purchased products and services consistently meet defined quality and compliance requirements.

Supplier Quality Management covers the controls used to select, qualify, monitor and improve suppliers. Activities may include supplier approval, audits, performance monitoring, quality agreements, nonconformance follow-up and corrective actions.
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