Do you check your suppliers' Nadcap merit status?

The analysis by the Performance Review Institute, which administers the Nadcap program, highlights the benefits of checking supplier merit status. The Nadcap merit program exists to reward superior performance in Nadcap audits. Suppliers on merit may reduce their Nadcap audit frequency from every twelve months to every twenty-four months, generating a significant time, cost and resource saving. The Nadcap Management Council, led by Mark Rechtsteiner of GE Aviation, has set a goal of 80 per cent of eligible Nadcap accredited suppliers to achieve merit status. (Suppliers are only eligible for merit after two consecutive Nadcap audits). "The Nadcap audit is a stringent process designed to highlight members of the aerospace supply chain with outstanding quality and engineering processes. Entry into the merit program represents an industry-wide recognition for those suppliers who really are the crème de la crème, as this report shows," says Arshad Hafeez, executive director of global business development and corporate strategies, at the Performance Review Institute. Created in 1990 by SAE Inc., PRI is a not-for-profit organization. It exists to advance the interests of the mobility and related industries through development of performance standards and administration of quality assurance, accreditation, and certification programs, as well as, related activities for the benefit of industry, government, and the general public. PRI works closely with industry to understand their emerging needs and offers Customer Solutions and Support in response. More information at www.pri-network.org