Glossary · Manufacturing
What Is Supplier Approval?
Supplier approval is the documented process of qualifying a raw material or packaging supplier before purchasing from them, covering quality criteria, documentation, audit history, capacity and continuity. Approved suppliers are then monitored, and materials are normally purchased only from the approved list.
Why it matters when you source
Your product's consistency depends more on the factory's supply chain than on its mixing vessels. Ask how many suppliers are approved for the critical materials in your formula and what happens when one fails, because a single-source critical material is a single point of failure.
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