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Supply Chain

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  2. How did you first hear about the LaunchPad program?
  3. Contact information: We'd like to know how to best reach you. To do this, we need to know your contact information.
    a. Please provide your contact details.
    i. First name
    ii. Last name
    b. Please provide your contact details.
    i. Phone number
    ii. Email
    c. Do you have a LinkedIn profile? If so, please provide the link below.
  • What is the legal name of your Organization?
  • What is your organization's website?
  • What is the long-term vision of your Organization?
  • Describe your Organization's core capabilities and/or research interests.
  • Is your Organization a publicly traded company?
  • How many people are in your Organization?
  • In what year was your Organization founded?
  • Please specify the street Address of your headquarters.
  • Any additional Address details (for example unit, postal box, etc.)?
  • In what City or Town are your headquarters located?
  • Please enter the State or Province where your headquarters are located.
  • Please provide the zip code or postal code of your company's headquarters.
  • Please choose the country where your headquarters are located.
  • Why are you interested in reaching out to MDA?
    a. Funding
    b. Sponsorship
    c. Supply Chain
    d. Technology
    e. Other engagement

    1. Do you happen to have a presentation you'd like to share with us?
    2. Please upload your presentation.
    3. Please list the key contacts in your organization.
      a. Senior Management Contact (first and last name)
      b. Senior Management Contact (email and phone)
      c. Other Key Contact (first and last name)
      d. Other Key Contact (email and phone)
  • Let's get some details on your current workforce. We are looking for you to provide a breakdown of percentage of employees by business area:
    a. Total # of employees
    b. % in Management
    c. % in Marketing/Sales
    d. % in Administration
    e. % in Design/Engineering
    f. % in Production
    g. % in Q.A. inspection
    h. % in Q.A. admin
  • Production capabilities – let's collect some information on your production capabilities:
    a. Number of plants
    b. Number of production shifts
    c. Days worked/week
    d. Union Agreement?
    e. Agent/Local
    f. Type of business
    i. Subcontractor
    ii. Manufacturer, incl. design
    iii. Manufacturer, excl. design
    iv. Distributor
    v. Service Provider
    g. Scope of supply:
    i. Piece Part Fabrication
    ii. Raw Materials iii. EEE Components
    iv. PC Boards v. Services vi. Finishing & Special Processes
    vii. Mechanisms & Actuators
    viii. Reflectors & Composite Structures
    ix. Waveguides
    x. Mechanical Components
    xi. Electronic Systems
    xii. Others
    h. Organization sector – what percentage of your business is aeronautic-based?
    i. Organization sector – what percentage of your business is space-based?
    j. Organization sector – what percentage of your business is other?
    k. Military – what percentage of your business is military?
    l. Commercial – what percentage of your business is commercial?
    m. Custom made – what percentage of your business is Custom?
    n. Standard (off-the-shelf/non-custom) – what percentage of your business is standard?
    o. % of business with your largest customer
    p. What is typical volume produced (lot size)? i. Low ii. Medium iii. High
    q. What percentage of capacity is currently utilized?
  • Please list the services you provide and/or products you manufacture, their maximum monthly capacity and the type of customer [up to 5]
    a. Major service provided/product manufactured
    b. Maximum monthly capacity
    c. Type of customer
    Questions from 7 to 10 are for you to elaborate on each area
  • Let's discuss your Organization's registration status with government entities/agencies:
    a. Are you CGP (Controlled Goods Program) registered?
    b. Are you ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) registered?
    c. Has your company performed any work under government contract?
    d. If your company performed any work under government contract, please specify the government or agency.
  • Let's collect some information on your production facilities and other details where the work will take place. You can record up to 5 locations.
    a. Plant/warehouse/laboratory location (address)
    b. Area (square feet)
    c. Is the location leased or owned?
    d. In what year was this location established?
    13. Questions from 13 to 16 are for you to elaborate on each area
  • Will any scope of work be sub-contracted (including special processes)?
  • Have you changed anything in your processes or materials in the products that you have produced in the last 3 years?
  • Have you moved production facilities in the last 3 years?
  • Will you be moving or transferring production facilities within the next 2 years?
  • Is it possible to extend the production area when necessary?
  • Are storage areas under environmental control?
  • Are production areas under environmental control?
  • Do areas qualify as clean room facilities?
  • Are there any investment programs to improve the facilities?
  • We would like you to provide information on your machinery/equipment involved in the supply chain process. Do you have detailed information on the machinery/equipment used in the supply chain process?
  • Major machine / equipment details. Please provide age, capacity and whether each piece of machinery is leased/owned. You can capture up to 5 records
    a. Machine/equipment description
    b. Age of machine/equipment (in years)
    c. Machine/equipment capacity
    d. Is the machine/equipment leased or owned?
  • Questions from 28 to 31 are for you to elaborate on each area
  • Is there a preventative maintenance program covering the equipment used to support production?
  • Are you AS9100 registered?
  • Are you ISO 9001 registered?
  • Do you have documented procedures for your project management methodology?
  • Risk Management – we would like to capture some details around your Risk Management procedures and documentation in the following questions:
    a. Does your company have a BCP (Business Continuity Plan) in place, to ensure business recovery & continuity in case of a disaster?
    b. Does your company have any other documented procedures for Risk Management?
    c. Do you have Configuration Management procedures (including of 3D model based definitions, if applicable)?
    d. Special Requirements, Key Characteristics & Critical item Control
    e. First Article Inspection (FAI) including control of production process changes
    f. Design & Development verification & validation testing/documentation
    g. Validation of special processes
    h. Supplier assessment including risk mitigation planning and performance monitoring
    i. Calibration recall system
    j. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) prevention
    k. Foreign Object Damage/Debris (FOD) prevention
  • Do you perform any of the following special processes? Please specify which ones:
    a. Fusion & adhesive bonding
    b. Sealants
    c. Welding
    d. Brazing
    e. Soldering
    f. Heat treatment
    g. Chemical processing (etch, anodize, plating)
    h. Coatings
    i. Material testing (metallography, tensile testing, outgassing)
    j. Non-destructive testing (radiographic, liquid penetrant, hardness)
    k. Surface enhancement (shot peening, sandblasting, glass bead blasting)
    l. Impregnation
    m. Composites
    n. Electronics
    o. Fasteners
    p. Fluid Distribution
    q. Non-conventional machining
    r. None of the above
  • Any other approval(s)/registration(s) to recognized standards (ISO, MIL, NASA, ESA, NADCAP, etc.):
    a. ISO
    b. MIL
    c. NASA
    d. ESA/ASE
    e. NADCAP
    f. None of the above
  • Does your company have a policy controlling hazardous materials, incl. BeCu?
  • Has the company been audited by Quality Assurance Representatives of a major aerospace customer such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Thales et al?
  • We often request information around past audits of Organizations looking to become a supplier to MDA. Has your Organization ever been audited?
  • Past Audit Information - We often request information around past audits of your Organization. Please fill out the following information if applicable. You can record up to 3 lines of audit information:
    a. Customer name
    b. Date of the audit
    c. Scope and status of the audit
    Questions 43 and 44 are for you to elaborate on each area 44.
  • If you are a distributor, please specify for which manufacturers that you are an ‘authorized’ distributor.
  • Is your company capable of performing first article inspection per AS9102 or equivalent?
  • Is a system maintained to control all drawings, specifications and changes thereto?
  • Is there a procedure which provides adequate workmanship requirements, cleanliness, and handling practices for all areas of fabrication, test and storage?
  • Are all incoming raw materials, parts and assemblies inspected?
  • Is final acceptance inspection and test, as applicable, performed on completed items prior to submission to customer?
  • Do you have a policy for document retention?
  • Does your company have documented procedures to control and maintain inspection/test records?
  • Does your Management conduct scheduled and documented reviews of the quality system?
  • Does your company utilize procedures and instruction to ensure the product conforms to specified requirements?
  • Does your company have documented procedures for contract/purchase order review?
  • Does your company have documented procedures for design control?
  • Does your company have documented procedures for approval, issue, changes and modification of documents?
  • Does your company have documented procedures to control the transfer of 3D-model based definitions (CAD/CAM/CATIA/STP/etc.)?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that purchased products, services or subcontracted operations conform to specified requirements?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that supplier capabilities are evaluated?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that ensure customer supplied product is verified, stored and maintained prior to use/installation?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that all product is adequately identified during all stages of production, delivery and installation (or handling and storage in the case of distributors)?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that all processes that affect quality of product are controlled?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that all inspection and test operations are accomplished and controlled in a manner that precludes the use of nonconforming materials?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that ensure that prior to shipment, all inspections, test and documentation reviews have been performed?
  • Does your company have a calibration system?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that describe how you identify the inspection and test status of products within your system?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that identify the controls required for control of nonconforming material/product, including segregation, identification and documentation?
  • Does your company have documented procedures that identify your corrective and preventive action system and which assigns responsibility for implementation?
  • Does your company have documented procedures for the handling, storage, packaging and delivery of product?
  • Does your company have documented procedures for identification, collection and filing of quality records?
  • Does your company have documented procedures for planning and scheduling of internal audits?
  • Does your company have documented procedures for the training of all personnel performing activities affecting quality?
  • If deemed necessary, would you agree to provide access to MDA personnel for the purpose of auditing your quality management system?
  • Do you have a system for continuous improvement?
  • How do you ensure the final products meet or exceed customer requirement?
  • How do you ensure purchased products or subcontracted operations meet or exceed your requirement?
  • Do your supplied goods or services require software to operate or use?
  • Is the software open source or closed source?
  • If open source, please describe the open licensing model (e.g. GNU, Apache etc.).
  • Is any data captured by the software?
  • If data is captured by the software, please describe what is captured.
  • In terms of handling data & privacy, please provide details of your organization's privacy policy.
  • MDA may incorporate software into a customer deliverable product and require your organization's assistance in registering the license to our customer. Explain any license transfer arrangements your organization may have.