Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA)

Purchasing Directors, Purchasing Managers, Buyers, Product Engineers, Supplier Quality Engineers, Quality Managers, Supply Chain Managers, Materials Managers, Operations Mangers

Introduce and provide understanding of:

Definition of Quality
Supplier quality analysis
Inspection dependence
Supplier development
Supplier certification
Requirements Development
Enhance understanding of basic quality tools and methodologies for:
Common SQA tools
Documentation
Process capability analysis
Statistical process control
Total Quality Management
Continuous improvement
Six Sigma

Certification for "Supplier Quality Assurance "

Introduce and provide understanding of:

Definition of Quality
Supplier quality analysis
Inspection dependence
Supplier development
Supplier certification
Requirements Development

Enhance understanding of basic quality tools and methodologies for:
Common SQA tools
Documentation
Process capability analysis
Statistical process control
Total Quality Management
Continuous improvement
Six Sigma

Financial measurements:
Cost of Quality

Quality Philosophy:
Prevention VS Detection

Course includes actual case studies participation and evaluation.

J. Kelley

Summary of Experience

President, Inter-Conn
Vice President, NSI
Vice President, Simmons
Director of Procurement, Covad Communications
Director of Materials, NEC
Director of Materials, Avis Industries
Director of Materials & Far East Procurement, TRW
Senior Advisor, Supply Chain, Unisys

Mr. Kelley has over 30 years of key leadership roles with multi-national companies. His responsibilities covered Sourcing, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Operations, Materials, Finance, Customer Service, Strategic Planning, Logistics, Quality Assurance and Information Systems. International business experience spans nine countries in the Far East, five countries in Europe, as well as Mexico and Canada.

China experience
Leading C.P.M. instructor in China
First C.P.M. to actually work & live in China
Over 20 years working with Chinese suppliers
Managed Chinese Sourcing/Purchasing staff

Professional Attainment / Education Background
Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.)
Certified Production and Inventory Manager (CPIM).
President of a NAPM Chapter
Vice President of an APICS Chapter
Founder/President of IPMA-Taipei
Bachelor of Science degree in Business
participated in over 25 accredited professional/international business courses

Accomplishments
His accomplishments are recognized in national publications. He has taught professional development courses while affiliated with the National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM), the American Production Inventory Control Society (APICS) and the University of Virginia. He is recognized as a subject matter expert in eProcurement and multi-cultural business transactions. His commentaries have been highlighted in Fortune 200 company articles..