Product design information (i.e. drawings, specifications, test procedures, standards, bills of materials etc.) shall be maintained to ensure that products are fabricated, inspected and tested to the latest requirements.
Where applicable, original approved product samples, including component parts and finished assemblies, shall be tagged with the part number and other identifying information and made available to manufacturing and inspection personnel. Tagged samples will be upgraded as designs and specifications.
Suppliers to Standard Starter Drive must notify the company prior to making any changes in raw material, purchased parts, or process changes that may affect the fit, function, durability, or visual appearance of any product or component part supplied to Standard Starter Drive.
The supplier must
furnish a deviation request along with any applicable samples for Standard
Starter Drive personnel to review and authorize before any shipments incorporating
these changes are shipped to Standard Starter Drive.
