ACQ.4 Supplier Monitoring

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person Author: Process Fellows
ACQ.4 – Supplier Monitoring defines how external suppliers are systematically monitored to ensure compliance with agreed development objectives and quality requirements. The process emphasizes joint activity planning, regular information exchange, and tracking of progress and deviations. This ensures effective collaboration across defined interfaces.

• school PF_ACQ.4_Supplier Monitoring_Extract.pdf
  Short Overview of the ACQ.4 Supplier Monitoring Process covering base practices, some examples and a comparion between Automotive SPICE® version 3.1 and 4.0

• O1 Joint activities, as agreed between the customer and the supplier, are performed.
• O2 All information, agreed upon for exchange, is communicated regularly between the customer and the supplier.
• O3 Performance of the supplier is monitored against the agreements.
• O4 Changes to the agreement, if needed, are negotiated between the customer and the supplier and documented in the agreement.

BP1 Agree on and maintain joint activities, joint interfaces, and information to be exchanged. ( O1, O2, O4 )

Establish and maintain an agreement on information to be exchanged, on joint activities, joint interfaces, responsibilities, type and frequency of joint activities, communications, meetings, status reports, and reviews.

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Supplier collaboration isn’t actually focused only on legal contracts – it’s about technical and process alignment. Define deliverables, formats, toolchains, verification criteria, escalation paths.