7 Essentials of Supplier Quality + AI Execution

At the end of this course student will understand the concept of supply chain,  complexity of supply chain and it relate to quality and why supplier quality management is important

Student should be able classify supplier base their impact to quality,  prioritize on the type of supplier to focus,  able to perform step by step supplier qualification.

This lecture is about Generative AI is and why it is relevant to us as quality engineers.

Lab exercise to use a well-designed prompt to guide the AI like your personal assistance in supplier quality engineering.

In this module, you will learn how to apply Generative AI to support one of the most critical Supplier Quality activities — new product qualification.

You will be guided on how to use structured AI prompts to analyze supplier documents such as drawings, process flows, and control plans, to ensure that all critical product requirements are properly controlled before mass production.

This module focuses on transforming traditional manual review into a systematic, faster, and more reliable AI-assisted evaluation approach.

? What You Will Be Able To Do

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• ✔ Identify critical-to-quality (CTQ) features from product drawings

• ✔ Evaluate whether a supplier’s process control plan is adequate

• ✔ Detect missing or weak controls that may lead to defects

• ✔ Use a structured AI prompt to perform analysis in minutes

• ✔ Generate a clear, professional gap analysis table with recommendations

• ✔ Make better decisions to prevent quality issues before production starts

In this module, you will learn how to apply Generative AI to analyze supplier performance data, identify quality trends, and drive effective corrective actions. You will use structured AI prompts to review key metrics such as yield, defects, and customer complaints, enabling faster and more accurate decision-making in sustaining supplier quality.

This builds on Essential 3 (Sustaining Management), where continuous monitoring, data accuracy, and structured problem-solving are critical to maintaining consistent supplier performance.

? Upon Completion, You Will Be Able To:

✅ Analyze supplier performance data (RTY, defects, complaints) using AI
✅ Identify abnormal trends and prioritize key quality issues
✅ Evaluate effectiveness of supplier corrective actions (8D / 5C)
✅ Generate structured improvement recommendations in minutes
✅ Conduct data-driven supplier review meetings with confidence