1)
Quote request – Select a part or part
family and send to ChinaParts™;
All
related drawings, specifications, and work instructions
Annual usage by part number
Desired purchase lot size and frequency
Quality requirements – unless supplied,
standard quality plan to be followed
Packaging and marking requirements
Customer to provide samples of existing parts
to minimize intangibles such as appearance attributes
not specified on drawings and other specifications
2)quotation
– Depending on part complexity, a quotation
will be sent within 1-2 weeks. The quote will
include;
Lowest
price based on usage and purchase lot sizes,
quoted FOB: inland US port
Tooling cost and description, always separate
from piece price
Optional delivered price
Optional piece price for JIT shipments from
our Western Pennsylvania warehouse
Leadtimes for first approval part and production
deliveries
Technical issues to be discussed or further
information to be supplied by customer prior
to order acceptance
3)
Development order – Pending successful
review;
Customer
purchase order for any required tooling and
no-charge validation samples
50% tooling cost to be due upon receipt of order
Customer to supply any required inspection gauges
for first order. All subsequent standard gauges
to be supplied by ChinaPartsTM
4)
Pre-production release
to produce tooling per quotation
No-charge validation samples with first article
inspection reports to be supplied
No production to begin until all customer requirements
have been met and the customer verifies that
the parts are fit for production, any further
required samples to attain full customer satisfaction
to be supplied at no-charge
Development and agreement of standard part leadtimes
Tooling balance to be paid upon acceptance of
validation samples
Establish production quality plan
5)
Production release
Production
purchase orders -
Customer managed releases
Annual blanket agreements with scheduled releases
Frequent JIT releases from ChinaPartsTM warehouse
Production parts delivered on time, to agreed
quality plans, and at agreed pricing
