Supplier qualification
Every supplier is evaluated based on reputation, historical performance, traceability and commercial reliability.
A structured quality process
Every sourcing project follows a disciplined quality workflow designed to maximize reliability and minimize supply chain risk.
Six steps
Supplier qualification
Documentation
Inspection
Risk assessment
Testing
Delivery
The same six steps, on every order
Quality is not a stage at the end of a sourcing project. It runs from the moment a supplier is considered to the moment the components arrive on your goods-in desk.
Nothing is bought on your behalf before the source is qualified and the paperwork checks out. Where risk is elevated, testing is added rather than assumed away.
Qualify · Verify · Inspect · Test
Six steps, in the order they happen
The line runs on its own; hover a step to hold it. What each step actually involves is written out underneath.
1
Supplier qualification
Reputation and track record
2
Documentation verification
Part numbers, date codes, origin
3
Incoming inspection
Packaging, markings, condition
4
Risk assessment
Elevated profiles flagged
5
Advanced testing
Specialist laboratories
6
Secure delivery
Packed to your specification
What happens at each step
Documentation verification
Part numbers, date codes, country of origin and supporting documentation are reviewed before procurement.
Incoming inspection
Visual inspection verifies packaging integrity, markings, physical condition and potential anomalies.
Risk assessment
Products with elevated risk profiles are identified for additional testing where appropriate.
Advanced testing
Testing is performed through globally recognized specialist laboratories when required.
Secure delivery
Components are packaged and shipped according to customer specifications and industry standards.
Every step is designed to reduce risk before components reach your production line.
The rest of the quality chapter
Quality overviewQuality commitment
What we hold ourselves to, and why quality is the foundation of the relationship.
Advanced testing services
Visual, electrical, X-ray, decapsulation, SEM, XRF, solderability and DPA.
Errors & omissions
What happens if something does go wrong, and the insurance layer behind it.
Repackaging & labeling
JEDEC and EIA standards, tape and reel, dry pack, MBB, ESD and custom labeling.
Compliance
RoHS, counterfeit prevention, conflict minerals, export control and traceability.
Component shortages
The sourcing side of the same process: how a shortage becomes a qualified quote.
Send the part number. The process starts there.
Every quotation that leaves our desk has been through the same six steps — supplier qualified, paperwork checked, risk weighed.