This document outlines the key steps for establishing an effective inbound materials management (IMM) system, including listing all raw materials and packaging, developing supplier specifications signed off by relevant departments, identifying and assessing potential suppliers, auditing suppliers using a multi-functional team, and establishing an approved vendor list. It also discusses processes for receiving, storing, tracking, and releasing materials with defined quality acceptance criteria and continuous improvement efforts such as supplier training, performance reviews, and on-site verifications.

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CULTURE OF QUALITY - Lesson 1: Inbound Materials Management (IMM)
Listing all raw &
packaging materials
Signed Specification Sheets
Collecting local &
global standards
Define specific
business standards
Prepare unique
format & structure
Each parts defined by
related department
Agreed & signed by
related departments
Top management
approval
Suppliers signature &
acceptance
Identifying all
potential suppliers
Pre-assessment of
capacity & reputation
Preparing
comprehensive
checklist
Define approval
method for each
supplier
Auditing supplier by
multi-functional team
Generating audit
report & action plan
Follow up corrective
actions & plans
Preparing approved
vendor list (AVL)
Vendor Approval Process
Define visual &
documentation
checks at reception
Define sampling
methods
Define laboratory
acceptance tests
Define storage
conditions
FIFO / FEFO / SLED
Traceability & recall
system
Release criteria’s
Waste & rejected
materials
management
Release System Criteria's
Continues Improvement Process
Supplier training
Supplier KPI &
performance review
Problem solving
methods
SPC charts & action
plan
In process quality
control of line
On-site verification in
present of supplier
Cost saving project
Define control points
at supplier side
CULTURE OF QUALITY / Morteza Fallahpour / Nov 2016
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