6. Our advice

6.1 Formalize the purchasing process

This way, you can be sure that the purchase of any new product will be approved and taken into account by the right people.

The above steps show that the purchase of a new product involves numerous quality, safety and environmental issues, and therefore concerns contacts from various functions who, depending on the case, must give their opinion, evaluate, take regulatory steps and manage information: design office, laboratory, research and development, purchasing, human resources, production, logistics, environment, safety, health...

Setting up a phased acceptance process ensures that these new projects run smoothly. These processes must be integrated into your design procedures, at the various stages...