SMT Vendor Selection, Qualification and Management
 Objectives of This Course
The objective of this course is identify the key technical and management issues in outsourcing SMT assembly and to provide specific vendor selection, qualification and management guidelines. Based on Ray's textbook, SMT Principles and Practice, Second Edition, this course focuses on specific steps that should be taken to prevent potential product crashes in production when one can least afford them. This course also deals with strategies the subcontractors can use to develop a competitive edge to meet OEM demands.
Managers will learn details of risk management and the engineers and purchasing personnel will learn the technical details for selecting a vendor to avoid manufacturing problems when difficulties arise (and they do). Vendors will learn what the OEMs look for and how to gear up to meet their requirements and thrive in a very competitive environment.
What You Will Learn
After completing this course you will be able to:
• Solve common problems in contract manufacturing
• Manage SMT, BGA and Fine pitch implementation at an assembly house.
• Learn about common concerns of OEMs
• Understand specific vendor selection and qualification issues
• Learn to ask relevant questions and judge the answers
• Learn how to meet OEM/vendor requirements for mutual benefit
Topics Covered
• SMT & Related Technologies And Future Assembly Trend
• Common Problems In Contract Manufacturing
• Subcon Industry Background
• Organizational Structure For Vendor Management
• Areas Of Evaluation And Their Relative Importance
• Reasons For Using & Not Using Subcontractors
• Vendor Selection Criteria
• Quantifying Vendor Selection Issues
• Stages Of Vendor Qualification
• Vendor Management Versus Partnership
Who Should Attend
Managers, designers manufacturing, process and quality engineers as well as anyone in management, purchasing, design, process, quality and manufacturing who is working with vendors or plans to get into it in the near future will benefit from this course.
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