Assessment System Research For Supplier Quality Capability Of Company A

With the development of economic globalization and commerce liberalize, productionmode has undergone major changes. Both highly division and close integration pattern hasbeen formed among enterprises. The statistical data form China Federation of Logistics&Purchasing showed that about half of the total value of products was provided by suppliers.The enterprises which want to obtain the long term development must rely on the continuoussupport from their excellent suppliers. Research showed that approximately a quarter ofquality defects ware caused by suppliers. The capability of supplier quality will exert animportant influence on the enterprises`product quality. Also, it is related to the survival anddevelopment of the core enterprises. As an important means of supplier quality management,the importance of assessment of supplier quality capability has gradually been weren’t valuedby practitioners.Based on the theory of supplier quality management and assessment of supplier qualitycapability, this thesis studied the assessment system for supplier quality capability of companyA. The research methods of Literature study, case study and questionnaire areadopted in the thesis. Firstly, the thesis expounded the present situation of assessment systemof supplier quality capability of A company and analyzed its problems. Secondly, theassessment process of supplier quality capability was sorted out. The closed assessment loopconsisted of four indexes: Quality potential, sample quality capability, production qualitycapability and quality improvement capacity. Thirdly, based on a questionnaire surveyfor supplier quality managers from Company A and triangular fuzzy number AHP, the weightof each index was calculated. Also, the assessment system of supplier quality capability formechanical material suppliers, electronic material suppliers and packaging material suppliersware established. Finally, the new version of assessment system of supplier quality capabilitywas implemented and the effects of implementation ware analyzed.