GENERAL POLICY
Apex Fasteners ensures that products and services are received as ordered.

EVALUATION OF MANUFACTURERS
Senior Management, Purchasing, Sales or Quality Assurance evaluate quality capabilities of new manufacturers. Only qualified manufacturers are placed on an approved source list. Existing manufacturers have been grand fathered into the approved list.

Apex Fasteners defines a manufacturer as a vendor who delivers their standard catalog products, who designs and/or manufactures products or who performs processing operations.

APPROVED MANUFACTURER / SUPPLIER LIST
Purchasing shall maintain a subcontractor or supplier list. Orders may be placed with listed suppliers or with those in the process of being listed. The list is comprised of vendors who supply certifications according to specific requirements and vendors who do not supply certifications.

PURCHASING DATA
The Purchasing Department prepares authorized purchasing documents by authorized buyers. The documents clearly describe products ordered, including specifications, delivery dates, quality requirements, certification requirements and manufacturer marking requirements.

VERIFICATION OF PURCHASED PRODUCT
Apex Fasteners customers maintain at all times the right to verify that purchased products conform to specifications. Customer verification does not absolve Apex Fasteners from the responsibility to deliver a quality product.

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