Accreditation for suppliers
28 August 2012
Q: I am a purchaser for a manufacturing company. One of my best suppliers does not have any formal quality accreditation. Should I persuade the supplier to obtain it? If so, what arguments can I use?
A: Ken Morris, senior consultant at Brian Farrington Limited, writes: You raise a number of interesting points in one question. First, this supplier is described as one of your best. And according to the old adage “if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it”. But it does raise some interesting questions: “is the best good enough?” and “can it get...