Post by martha on May 28, 2015 11:21:23 GMT -5
OK, all you BRC gurus, I've got another question.
In Version 6 this is 3.6.4, in Version 7 this is 3.6.3: The company shall seek formal agreement of specifications with relevant parties. Where specifications are not formally agreed, then the company shall be able to demonstrate that it has taken steps to ensure formal agreement is in place.
My question is:
We purchase our raw materials as a specific product type/description. The manufacturer has sent us the analysis for those product types, and they fit our raw material specs. When we order them, we specifically tell them which of their products we want. It is stated on the PO what product we want, and we are pretty consistent within each supplier that we call what we order the same thing each time.
Do you think this will satisfy that requirement? It's not like we are buying a side of beef and it needs to be a certain fat content, or aged for a set time. We're buying a defined grade of pulp from a particular source (bamboo, wheat straw, hardwood, softwood).
Getting a formal agreement with some of our suppliers would be interesting to say the least. The bamboo and wheat pulp suppliers are in China, and it's not easy communicating anything other than orders. The quality of the product has always been good, and they are getting better at sending us the documentation we need for the yearly vendor qualification, but anything out of the usual is challenging.
For selling our products, we sell specific products with different specs for different types. They are based on particle size and source material, plus ash, moisture, and passing micro. When the customer orders SC90 for example, they know all the specs.
To me, that purchase order for a specific item is like an agreement of the specs for that purchase. It's a legal contract in the US.
So, what do you think? Will the BRC auditor accept all that? Is this a no brainer, a never happen, or an it depends on the phase of the moon issue?
In Version 6 this is 3.6.4, in Version 7 this is 3.6.3: The company shall seek formal agreement of specifications with relevant parties. Where specifications are not formally agreed, then the company shall be able to demonstrate that it has taken steps to ensure formal agreement is in place.
My question is:
We purchase our raw materials as a specific product type/description. The manufacturer has sent us the analysis for those product types, and they fit our raw material specs. When we order them, we specifically tell them which of their products we want. It is stated on the PO what product we want, and we are pretty consistent within each supplier that we call what we order the same thing each time.
Do you think this will satisfy that requirement? It's not like we are buying a side of beef and it needs to be a certain fat content, or aged for a set time. We're buying a defined grade of pulp from a particular source (bamboo, wheat straw, hardwood, softwood).
Getting a formal agreement with some of our suppliers would be interesting to say the least. The bamboo and wheat pulp suppliers are in China, and it's not easy communicating anything other than orders. The quality of the product has always been good, and they are getting better at sending us the documentation we need for the yearly vendor qualification, but anything out of the usual is challenging.
For selling our products, we sell specific products with different specs for different types. They are based on particle size and source material, plus ash, moisture, and passing micro. When the customer orders SC90 for example, they know all the specs.
To me, that purchase order for a specific item is like an agreement of the specs for that purchase. It's a legal contract in the US.
So, what do you think? Will the BRC auditor accept all that? Is this a no brainer, a never happen, or an it depends on the phase of the moon issue?