Evaluate suppliers
You evaluate your suppliers and record the result. The evaluation under clause 8.4 is documented.
Supplier management and supplier evaluation under ISO 9001
You evaluate and monitor your suppliers in one place, with classification, a link to supplier audits and clear escalation levels when performance falls short.
30 minutes, free, on your own workflows
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Is supplier evaluation under ISO 9001 mandatory?
Yes. Clause 8.4 of ISO 9001:2015 requires a company to define and apply criteria for the evaluation, selection, monitoring of performance and re-evaluation of external providers, and to document the results. It covers suppliers whose products and services affect the quality of your own output, and you set the criteria and the rhythm yourself. QuKI runs evaluation and monitoring with classification, audit reference and escalation levels.
| Product | QuKI, QM software with AI |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Digital Airways GmbH, Basel |
| Standards | any standard, such as ISO 9001, IFS, BRCGS, FSSC 22000, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, ISO 13485 or your own rules |
| Modules | ten, booked individually |
| Delivery | web app in the browser, no installation |
| Hosting | in Switzerland |
| AI | proposes, approval always with the customer, no model training on customer data |
| Sign-in | Microsoft Entra ID (SSO) or email and password |
| Price | from CHF 110 per month by number of employees, all users included |
| Trial | 30 days free |
| Offline | no |
Reviewed by Dario Tomas, CEO of Digital Airways, former quality manager for ISO 9001 and 14001. Digital Airways is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Updated .
Where supplier evaluation gets stuck today
- Evaluation happens once a year in Excel, just before the audit
- Criteria change from year to year, comparisons over time are hardly possible
- Whether a poorly rated supplier faced consequences is not evidenced
- Which suppliers are critical is recorded in no system
QuKI
How you manage suppliers in QuKI
Classification
Suppliers are classified, for example by their importance to your quality. You focus effort on the suppliers that matter.
Audit reference
Every supplier is linked to its audits. You see evaluation and audit results together.
Escalation levels
When performance falls short, defined escalation levels apply. It is evidenced that a poor result had consequences.
What changes for you
- Supplier evaluation is evidenced, not just in the buyer’s head
- You focus effort on critical suppliers
- Poor performance has traceable consequences
- The management review gets external provider performance with no extra effort
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Frequently asked questions
Which suppliers must be evaluated?
All whose products, services or outsourced processes affect the quality of your own output. A supplier of office material usually does not count, a supplier of raw material or a subcontractor does.
Which criteria and weighting are common?
Common criteria are quality, such as the complaint rate, plus delivery reliability, price, communication and certifications. Many companies weight quality and delivery reliability most heavily and award points per criterion. What matters is that criteria are defined and applied consistently.
Does the AI evaluate our suppliers?
No. Supplier management works without its own AI function, you do the evaluation. Supplier data can still be reached through the AI analysis in the management review.
Evaluate suppliers before the auditor asks.
In 30 minutes we show you supplier management in QuKI, from evaluation to escalation. On your own workflows, with no sales pressure.
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