In article titled: Reducing Risk Through Supplier Quality Audits at EBN, the author, Douglas Alexander explains that auditing your suppliers can be an effective may to reduce your risk of quality issues with your products.
He notes:
“Before you purchase any production material from an unknown source, you should perform the appropriate level of supplier survey. The formal procedure is known as a Supplier Quality Audit.”
Nobody likes to be audited. As a way to be prepared for an audit of your ESD Control Plan, ask Desco for an ESD Survey. Desco’s surveys are a no-cost evaluation performed by one of our representatives. Our factory trained representatives will evaluate your program to the requirements of ANSI/ESD S20.20 and provide you with a written report of the survey for your records only. Desco will not share the survey with anyone outside of your company.