SCAR
Supplier Quality
SCAR (Supplier Corrective Action Request)
Supplier Corrective Action Request
Corrective action request formally issued to a supplier after a quality or delivery failure.
Examples
- 01After 300 parts with wrong hole positions arrive, supplier quality issues a SCAR asking for containment in 24 hours and an 8D in 10 days.
- 02Each SCAR is reviewed with the supplier using evidence such as measurement data, and closed only when the fix is proven.
- 03When a supplier receives three SCARs in six months, it is escalated to the supplier development programme.