Third Stone, Inc.
Industrial Fabric Products
Terms and Conditions
Manufacturing suppliers need to:
1 ) Implement a quality management system
2 ) Use customer-designated or approved external providers, including process sources ( e.g., special processes )
3 ) Notify Third Stone, Inc. of nonconforming processes, products, or services and obtain approval for their disposition
4 ) Prevent the use of counterfeit parts
a ) Suppliers should consider:
* Training of appropriate persons in the awareness and prevention of counterfeit parts
* Application of a parts obsolescence monitoring program
* Controls for acquiring externally provided product from original or authorized manufacturers, authorized
distributors, or other approved sources
* Requirements for assuring traceability of parts and components to their original or authorized manufacturers
* Verification and test methodologies to detect counterfeit parts
* Monitoring of counterfeit parts reporting from external sources
* Quarentine and reporting of suspect or detected counterfeit parts
5 ) Notify Third Stone, Inc. of changes to processes, products, or services, including charges of their external providers or
location of manufacture, and obtain Third Stone, Inc.'s approval
6 ) Flow down to external providers applicable requirements including customer requirements
7 ) Provide test specimens for design approval, inspection/verification, investigation, or auditing
8 ) Retain documented information, including retention periods and disposition requirements
9 ) Ensure that persons are aware of:
* Their contribution to product or service conformity
* Their contribution to product safety
* The importance of ethical behavior