The supplier counseling activities are now explained as follows:

1. Supplier quality improvement

The central factory and the supplier adopt a joint participation method to focus on quality Improvement plans are carried out to avoid human problems as much as possible. The quality improvement plan

should focus on the following items:

●Improvement of technical problems;

●Improvement of instruments or equipment;

●Improvement of quality control techniques;

●Establishment and improvement of sensory quality;

●Review and improvement of quality control systems;

●Specifications, Establishment and improvement of drawings;

●Improvement of molds;

●Establishment and maintenance of inspection methods and inspection standards.

2. Improvement of supplier delivery time

Suppliers should ensure delivery and eliminate delivery delays. To eliminate delivery delays, central manufacturers must first understand the reasons for supplier delays

and provide guidance to improve them:

●The arrangement of the manufacturing schedule is not ideal.

For example, unbalanced production lines, improper process arrangements, etc. can all affect the arrangement of the manufacturing process.

●The arrangement of the manufacturing schedule is not ideal

For example, the machine production energy and standard working hours data are incorrect, the baseline schedule is not prepared, the manufacturing batch size changes from time to time, and the temporary insertion of tight

Too many urgent orders, etc., will make it difficult to coordinate the manufacturing progress with the manufacturing schedule.

The manufacturing unit is too late, affecting the manufacturing unit's material preparation and manufacturing. These are also the reasons for delays in manufacturing progress.

●Poor quality of products

Because the defective rate of products exceeds regulations, defective finished products have to be re-inspected, resulting in delays in manufacturing progress.

●Machine failure

Since the machine maintenance work has not been done in advance, in case of machine failure, the production line will be shut down, which will delay the manufacturing progress.

●Poor workplace discipline

Due to unfair salary adjustments, employees being dissatisfied with company or factory policies, or excessive chatting during working hours, these are reflected at work

Enough to cause delays in manufacturing progress.

●The employee turnover rate increases

The employee turnover rate increases, and skilled operators are less available, which affects the manufacturing progress.

●The occurrence of unexpected events

For example, factory fires, employee casualties, water and power outages, etc. can all be enough to affect the manufacturing progress.

●Poor material management causes the production line to stop working for materials, which is enough to delay the manufacturing progress.

●Purchase requisition delays

The price comparison process during urgent requisitions or requisitions is too long, which delays the entry of materials into the factory. The production line stops working for materials, which affects the manufacturing progress.

3. Suppliers’ efforts to reduce costs

The efforts that central manufacturers should make to assist suppliers in reducing costs are as follows:

●Improve production efficiency, To reduce the cost of direct labor;

●Reduce losses to reduce the cost of direct materials;

●Reduce manufacturing costs;

●Improve the efficiency of indirect personnel.

4. Consideration of financial support

Under normal circumstances, the central factory will not consider financial support for suppliers. However, under the following circumstances, the central factory is a stable source of materials.

Never mind.

●Seller's market, that is, supply manufacturers are in short supply. In order to ensure the source of an important raw material, the central factory will provide financial support or investment to promising supplier factories.

●The technical quality of suppliers is extremely high, and it is difficult for other suppliers to replace them. In order to obtain long-term and stable supply from this high-quality supplier, financial support was provided.

● Provide investment or financial support to similar monopoly suppliers to stabilize the source of materials.

●When the central factory policy wants to develop the parts industry, it will invest in suppliers with excellent ratings after economic analysis