Information for External Providers

 K.C. Electronic’s external providers shall follow the requirements for:

1. The processes, products, and services to be provided including the identification of relevant technical data (e.g., specifications, drawings, process requirements, work instructions);
2. The approval of:
1. products and services;
2. methods, processes, and equipment;
3. the release of products and services;
3. Competence, including any required qualification of persons;
4. The external providers’ interactions with the organization;
5. Control and monitoring of the external providers’ performance to be applied by the organization;
6. Verification or validation activities that the organization, or its customer, intends to perform at the external providers’ premises; g. test, inspection, and verification;  
7. The use of statistical techniques for product acceptance and related instructions for acceptance by the organization;
8. The need to:
1. Implement a quality management system; − use customer-designated or approved external providers, including process sources (e.g., special processes);
2. Notify the organization of nonconforming processes, products, or services and obtain approval for their disposition;
3. Prevent the use of suspected unapproved, unapproved, and counterfeit parts;
4. Notify the organization of changes to processes, products, or services, including changes of their external providers or location of manufacture;
5. Flow down to external providers applicable requirements including customer requirements;
6. Provide a certificate of conformity, test reports, or authorized release certificate, as applicable;
7. Retain documented information, including retention periods and disposition requirements;
9. The right of access by the organization, their customer, and regulatory authorities to the applicable areas of facilities and to applicable documented information, at any level of the supply chain;
10. Ensuring that persons are aware of:
1. Their contribution to product or service conformity;
2. Their contribution to product safety;
3. The importance of ethical behavior.