The document is a detailed assessment report for tier-2 vendors of Maruti Suzuki, focusing on various quality management and safety protocols across multiple categories. It includes scores on areas such as production preparation, initial production control, education and training, and safety practices, indicating a comprehensive audit of compliance with established standards. The overall rating reflects significant room for improvement, with many areas achieving low scores and specific recommendations for corrective actions highlighted.

1. Report Issue Date Prepared by Verified by Approved by
QA
SC
Resp. Tier-1 Name
& Vend. Code
Tier-1
Representative
Process Category
System Category
Current Category &
Score
Previous Category &
Score
Overall Rating Green / Yellow / Red
Detail report is enclosed for your kind consideration & improvement actions -
%
1. Production
preparation
0 / 8 0
2. Regulation for initial
production control
0 / 6 0
3. Changing
management ©
0 / 10 0
4. Standards
management
0 / 4 0
5. Education and
training ©
0 / 6 0
6. Quality audit and
process verification
0 / 6 0
7. Supplier control 0 / 2 0
8. Handling abnormality
in quality ©
0 / 12 0
9. 5S management 0 / 10 0
10. Equipment/
Inspection equipment's
management ©
0 / 10 0
11. Implementation of
standards
0 / 8 0
12. Products
Management
0 / 10 0
13. Handling
Management
0 / 4 0
14. Critical parts
Management
0 / 6 0
15. Adequate testing
facility
0 / 6 0
16. Process Audit 0 / 4 0
17. Financials © 0 / 14 0
18. Safety © 0 / 50 0
19. HR Practices © 0 / 32 0
Total (MSIL) 0 / 208 0
MARUTI SUZUKI TIER-2 VENDOR ASSESSMENT
Audit Date
Auditor Name
Tier-2 Supplier Name &
Plant Address
Auditee Name
Achieved
Total
0
25
50
75
100
1. Production preparation
2. Regulation for initial production control
3. Changing management ©
4. Standards management
5. Education and training ©
6. Quality audit and process verification
7. Supplier control
8. Handling abnormality in quality ©
9. 5S management
10. Equipment/ Inspection equipment's
management ©
11. Implementation of standards
12. Products Management
13. Handling Management
14. Critical parts Management
15. Adequate testing facility
16. Process Audit
17. Financials ©
18. Safety ©
19. HR Practices ©
© Critical Clauses

2. MD/ CEO Name
Mobile Number
Email Id :
Plant Head Name
Mobile Number
Email Id :
Year of Plant
Establishment
No. of Plants /
Units of Tier-2
MSME Status
Ownership (Prop/ Part./
Pvt Ltd/ Public)
PAN Number
Name
Dependency
Tier-1 Suppliers Name
(for other OEM )
Name &
Dependency
Total Auto (2W)
Dependency (%)
Total Non-Auto
Dependency (%)
Process Category Product Category
TS-16949/ISO9001 Yes / No: Valid Until :
Certification
Agency / Number
OHSAS/ISO 45001 Yes / No: Valid Until :
Certification
Agency / Number
ISO14001 Yes / No: Valid Until :
Certification
Agency / Number
Manpower
(in Numbers)
Permanent Contractual Staff
Total Experience of
Staff (Incl. Previous work)
Less than 1 Yr Between 1-3 Yrs More than 3 yrs
No. of ESI registered
Empl. (Direct or thr
Contractor)
Permanent Contractual Staff
ESI Registration Number
Nearest ESI
Hospital
Category
No of near miss
incidents
No of minor
incidents
No of major & fatal
accidents
Category
Net Plant Sales (Rs
Lacs)
Net Group Sales (Rs
Lacs)
Net Profit (Rs Lacs)
No. of Machines
(Tonnage wise)
Tonnage Range
Capacity utilisation
(%)
Make of Machine
Adequate
Manufacturing capability
Types of Raw Material being used.
Working hours for workers
MARUTI SUZUKI TIER-2 VENDOR DETAILS
2 3
1
Tier-2 Supplier Name &
Plant Address
2 3
1
Tier-1 Suppliers
(Mention MSIL suppliers
details)
Total Automotive (4W) Dependency (%)
Certifications
Employee Details
Financials
Current Year (Till date)
(N)
Previous Year
(N-1)
Previous year
(N-2)
Human Injury Incidents -
Permanent Disability
(Finger / Hand / Leg /
etc)
Current Year (Till date)
(N)
Previous Year
(N-1)
Previous year
(N-2)

3. Category Judgement Remarks
1
Regarding implementation rule of
production preparation
1
Do you define the procedure for Product development
including the following?
-scope of parts, responsibility of each department, control
contents/ items?
2
Regarding management/
implementation by production
preparation plan/ report (master
plan)
1
Do you implement follow-up to control the schedule and
progress of production preparation items? Incl top
management
3
Defect prevention on the stage of
process design by using FMEA/
Matrix diagram
1
Do you consider following items and implement corrective and
preventive action to the processes and standards before
regular production?
-Troubles in the past;
-Defect items expected;
-Defect items unable to capture at customer;
-Defect items difficult to repair;
4
Product/ process evaluation at the
quality evaluation meeting in each
trial
1
Do you prevent defects by quality improving activities of cross-
function team to evaluate quality performance?
1
Do you define following items related to initial production
control by standards?
-controlled parts; -controlled items;
-inspection method;
-initial production control period;
-a person who announce start/ end of initial production
control; -finish condition;
2
How do you define items required special control during initial
production control?
Do you set stricter inspection methods than the ordinary
inspection?
2
Implementation of initial
production control
1
Do you control process capability and defect rate during initial
production control?
1
Do you define unexpected change (unusual) and planned
change clearly?
2
Do you define procedure (rules applied from sharing
information to result confirmation) at change occurrence?
3
Do you record product quality check results to ensure
traceability?
Incl retroactive checks
1 Do you define and control initial part clearly?
2
Do you control initial parts separately and make quality records
about them (both internal and outsourced process are
included)?
1
Procedure to make process
control standards (QA process
charts)
1
Do you make and review process control standards, Inspection
specifications, Operation instructions for all products which is
shipped to SMC/ MSIL/ Tier 1?
2
Procedure to control standards
・Process control standards
・Inspection specifications
・Operation instructions
1
Do you have consistency to keep process control standard,
inspection specification, operation inspection and parameter
chart?
1
Do you clarify the department in charge of promoting quality
education, implement education based on annual plan? Are
records of education kept?
2
Do you define and implement the skill evaluation of operator to
determine whether operator can work without surveillance?
(e.g. acceptable level/ evaluation frequency/ evaluation
method)?
2
Education for managers/
Inspectors/ Special operators
1
Do you periodically monitor the skill of certificated operators
and follow up to improve their skill?
1
Activity to keep/ improve
production quality
1
Do you conduct quality audit to identify issues and properly
improve them?
1
Do you confirm consistency between actual operation and
standard?
2
Do you confirm if countermeasures are taken properly to
prevent reoccurring of quality failure?
7．
Supplier
control
1
Evaluation method for new
suppliers
1
Do you define criteria to certificate new suppliers and
implement them?
1
Do you define clearly what is abnormal situation and make
operators know the definition?
2
Do you clarify and standardize the handling rules/ routes for
customer claims, in process failure and supplier failure?
3
Do you have criteria to estimate the scope of suspected lot for
abnormal situation? When abnormal situation occurs, do you
trace suspected lot based upon the criteria?
1
Do you prevent recurrence of issues by analysing cause of
occurring defect based on process investigation result such as 5-
why analysis?
2
Do you reflect corrective action to improvement of process
control and review of standards?
3
After corrective action are taken, do you conduct on-site check
up and evaluate the effectiveness? And horizontal deployment.
MARUTI SUZUKI TIER-2 VENDOR ASSESSMENT - QUALITY SYSTEMS
Audit Area Concerning regulation
1.
Production
preparation/
New Product
Development
4．
Standards
management
5．
Education and
training
(Critical
Clause)
1 Education/ training procedure
2．
Regulation for
initial
production
control
1
Regulation for initial production
control
3．
Changing
management
(Critical
Clause)
1
Definition and implementation of
changing management
2
Definition and control method for
initial part
6．
Quality audit
and process
verification
2 Content of process review
8．
Handling
abnormality in
quality
(Critical
Clause)
1
Handling when abnormal situation
occurs
2
Prevention of recurrence
・Customer claims
・In process failure
・Suppliers failure

4. Category Judgement Remarks
MARUTI SUZUKI TIER-2 VENDOR ASSESSMENT - QUALITY SYSTEMS
Audit Area Concerning regulation
1
Do you keep store material, work-in-process, finished products,
inventory and container at appropriate storage prevented from
dust, rust, scratch, deformation and rainwater?
2
Do you control material, work-in-process and finished product
by designated location, volume and standard using visual
control?
3
Do you implement inspection or critical operation under the
properly controlled environment luminance/ temperature/
humidity/ vibration/ noise/ work table, etc.)?
1
Do you keep condition of production equipment's, jigs and
tools properly?
2
Do you keep condition of inspection equipment's properly to
ensure accuracy?
1
Do you conduct daily/regularly check of production
equipment's, dies and jigs? Are records of maintenance kept?
2
Do you confirm regularly the function of Pokayoke, automated
stop and alarm? Are records of maintenance kept?
3
Do you standardize frequency of polishing and replacement for
consumable tools (blade/ electrode/ rub stone, etc.)?
1
Do you calibrate regularly inspection equipment's and put the
expire date on them?
2
Do you control deterioration (expire date) of boundary samples
for objective judgments such as appearance inspection?
1
Do you use easy expression (visualizer, onomatopoeia, etc.) for
operation instructions? So that operator can easily understand
process and critical points.
2
Do you keep operation instructions on the accessible place and
post important quality points and critical operation points on
the place where operators can see it easily?
3
Do you regularly monitored that each operator operates
according to the operation instructions?
4
Is it possible to judge OK/NG specifically by each check sheet (of
daily equipment check, quality control report, etc.) you use?
1
Do you keep first-in first-out of finished products and work-in-
process (material, reserve parts) by using identification tag or
lot indication?
2
Do you control follows production history by product lot
numbers?
-production date; -production volume;
-shipping date.
3 Do you control identification of similar parts separately?
1
Do you control identification of non-confirming parts and parts
on hold.
Do you store them separately?
2
Regarding repaired non-conforming parts and parts on hold to
re-use, do you define responsibility to implement?
Are repair record kept?
1
Do you make arrangements with customers about the packing
style & transportation system to prevent damage during
handling of finished products & perform accordingly?
2
Do you have system to maintain Bins/ Trolleys in Good
Condition?
1
Do you have Special checks/ Inspection for Maru A parameters
of Maru A part are available?
2
Do you have Identification of Maru A Process/ Operator on
Shop Floor?
3
Do you keep the repair history when repairing & using Maru A
items?
1
Does the supplier has all inspection instruments required as per
drawing requirements?
2
Does the supplier has all Testing Equipment/ Rigs required as
per drawing requirements?
3
Does the Supplier has trained manpower to operate these
inspection and testing instruments?
1 Conduct process audit as per process control standard
2 Closure of all the observations
Achieved Score 0
Maximum Score 112
Audit Score 0%
Audit Category
9．
5S
management
1 Location of production site
2
Production equipment's
management
10．
Equipment/
Inspection
equipment's
management
(Critical
Clause)
1
Maintenance of equipment's , jigs
and tools
2
Maintenance of inspection
equipment's
11．
Implementatio
n of standards
1 Implementation of standards
12．
Products
management
1 Management of parts flow
2
Non-confirming parts
management
13.
Handling
Management
1 Bins/ Trolley Management
14.
Critical parts
Management
1 Maru A Parts Management
15.
Adequate
testing facility
1 Testing Facility
16.
Process Audit
1 As per PCS

5. Category Category
Judgement:
3 levels (2/1/0)
or 2 levels (2/0)
as applicable)
Remarks
1 Plant Sales Turnover* 1
Plant Sales Turnover for the auditee plant.
Group Turnover
Others
2 PAT / Net Sales (%) 2 PAT / Net Sales (%) Others
3
Total Debt/ Equity
Ratio (times)
3 Total Debt/Equity Ratio (times) Others
4
Return on Capital
Employed (%)
4 Return on Capital Employed (%) Others
5
Internal Cash
Generation /
Net Sales (%)
5 Internal Cash Generation / Net Sales (%) Others
6
Debt Service Coverage
Ratio (%)
6 Debt Service Coverage Ratio (%) Others
7 Current Ratio (times) 7 Current Ratio (times) Others
1 Is layout and escape route on shop floor OK? Mandatory
2
Is Machine Area sufficient enough to allow easy movement
of workforce and tools.
Mandatory
3
Is shop floor temp, noise level, air quality (fumes) ok?
Is Rest Area/Toilets Available?
Mandatory
1 Does supplier have safety policy? Mandatory
2
Is Responsibility of Safety related activities defined to
specific personnel with in the company.
Mandatory
3 Are Safety Standards made (as per process requirement) Mandatory
4
Are safety standards training provided to all and followed on
shop floor as per the procedure?
Mandatory
5
Are Operation Control Procedures (OCP/SOP) available wrt
Safety & followed properly?
Mandatory
6 Fire fighting Training and First Aid training given to workers Mandatory
7
Are Machine Safety systems (Sensors, Two Hand Push
Button, Machine Guarding, Emergency Switches,
Mechanical Stopper, Cam Guard, etc.) available, As
applicable as per Annexure - 1/2? (Ok if all safety condition
is OK on all Machines)
Mandatory
8
Is Safety in material movement and tools ensured or not?
Defined procedures to be Checked.
Mandatory
9
Are PPEs defined as per process and followed as per
standards or not?
Mandatory
10 Accident reporting mechanism defined? Mandatory
11 Accidents Data available and maintained? Mandatory
12
Countermeasures against accidents taken and periodic
verification being done ?
Mandatory
13 Availability of Medical/ First Aid? Mandatory
14 Materials Handling Procedure Defined and adhered? Mandatory
15
Is Risk Assessment done and documented for Routine and
Non Routine Activities. Documents to be verified.
Mandatory
16 Are pits and floor openings covered or otherwise guarded? Mandatory
17
Are paint spray booths, dip tanks, Exhaust Ducts etc.cleaned
regularly?
Mandatory
18
Lockout/Tagout Procedures established and rigidly
followed?
Mandatory
19
Are License, operating permits and records up-to-date for
such items as Lift, Boiler, air pressure tanks, and liquefied
petroleum gas tanks?
Mandatory
20 Is HSD Storage license (>2500) Available Mandatory
1
Audit Conducted by reputed 3rd party on MSIL defined
check sheet? < Audit report should not be more than 3
Years old, if Green and not more than 1 Year old if not
green>
Mandatory
2
Countermeasure Plan available with defined timelines (not
more than 6 months from data of audit)
Mandatory
1
MARUTI SUZUKI TIER-2 VENDOR ASSESSMENT - EHS
17. Financials
Fire Safety*
Human and Machine
Safety
Working Conditions
2
18.
Safety
3
Audit Area Concerning regulation

6. Category Category
Judgement:
3 levels (2/1/0)
or 2 levels (2/0)
as applicable)
Remarks
MARUTI SUZUKI TIER-2 VENDOR ASSESSMENT - EHS
Audit Area Concerning regulation
1
Do you have adequate organisation structure and defined
roles/ responsibilities for key areas such as Plant Head,
Quality, Production, Maintenance and Safety?
Others
2
Is HR Structure and HR person Available and responsibilities
defined
Others
2 Review Mechanism 1
Does Top Management monitors the Safety parameters and
verify the countermeasures implemented on monthly basis?
Others
1 Is Child Labour Policy Available ? (not less than 14 years) Mandatory
2 Is Minimum wage being paid as per skill level ? Mandatory
3 Factory license Available and valid? Mandatory
4 Contractor license Available and valid? Mandatory
5 Standing orders there or not.
(appl. where >100 workmen are employed on any day of the last 1 year)
Mandatory
6
Is POSH policy available and compulsory trainings given for
the same.
Mandatory
4 Consent to Operate 1
Consent to operate (Valid as on date) available or not (Air &
Water)?
Mandatory
1
Are eligible workers or employees, are covered or entitled
under ESI?
Mandatory
2
Is PF contribution of employees and employers are done ?
(The due date for Monthly Challan remittance to Bank for PF
is 15th of Every Month)
Mandatory
3
Management reviews the status of ESI/ PF contributions
payment? (Due date for payment of ESIC is 15th of following
month.)
Mandatory
4
If ESI & PF managed by Contractor, then does management
reviews and checks the ESI enrolment/ payments?
Mandatory
1
Are different type of wastes identified on shop floor and
standards/ Procedures made?
Others
2
Is Segregation done at source for different type of wastes?
Storage and disposal being done as per consent and periodic
confirmation at disposal stage?
Others
0
96
0%
19. Top
Management
bandwidth &
HR Practices
Management
Bandwidth &
Organization Structure
1
3 Statutory Compliance
ESI & PF
5
Hazardous Waste
Management
6
Achieved Score
Maximum Score
Audit Score
Audit Category

7. Description No of Press No of Safe Press
No of Unsafe
Press
Mechanical Press
Hydraulic Press
Pneumatic Press
Total
Safety Measures already installed on Press by vendor (Please Mark Yes on installed & in working condition equipments)
Attached to Machine
Lighting curtain cam guard
Guarding on Flywheel/
Moving Part
Guard on Foot Paddle
Fencing/guarding from
side/Backside of
Machine (if accessible)
Emergency Stop Switch
and easily accessible
Die safety blocks
(protection to prevent
free-falling upper
die/slide)
Hardware for
Lockout and
Tagout (LOTO)
avialble
Distance Between
2 Bottons is
morethan Arms
length
In case of more than
1 operator on a
machine, all
operators to use 2
button system
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Annexure-01 : For checking Safety condition at Press Machine
S.No
Any Other Point please
mention
Press
Tonnage
Type of Press
<Mechanical /
Hydraulic/
Pneumatic
Maintinanace Work
Ensure Press Breaking mechanism
working properly and press being
stopped at any point of time
during its cycle
Provision of Door closure and
interlocking with press operation
if breaking mechanism is not
efficient to stop the stroke
Overall Judgement
< Safe /Not Safe>
Type of Safety
equipment
required to be
installed on press
Target timeline
to install the
equipment
Press Control
Number
Safe Method/Tool
for Scrap/Stuck
part removal from
Die
Press Fitness
Certificate from
Competenet Authority
Two Hand Push Button/Safety lever

8. Description No of Press No of Safe Press
No of Unsafe
Press
Blow Molding
Injection Molding
Any Other
Total
Safety Doors & interlocking
with operation
Safety Curtain/ Sensor
Fixed guard on barral with
adequate sign for hot surface
Purge guard on injection needle
to arrest the splash of mollten
material.
Emergency Stop switch
and easily accessible
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Overall Judgement
< Safe /Not Safe>
Type of Safety
equipment required
to be installed on
Machine
Target timeline to
install the
equipment
Safe Method/Tool
for Scrap/Stuck
part removal from
Die
Any Other Point,
please mention
Mold handling
(No Visible damage in wiRe
rope/lifting tools/Eye Bolt )
Attached to Machine
Annexure-01 : For checking Safety condition at Molding machine
S.No
Molding
machine
Control
Number
Type of
Machine
<Blow
Molding/
Injection
Molding etc
Machine
Tonnage
Safety Measures already installed on Machine by vendor
(Please Mark Yes on already installed & in working condition equipments )
Hardware for Lockout
and Tagout (LOTO)
avialble
Testing and certification
of Lifting tools/tackels
by competent person

9. 1 MSIL Line Defects 2. T1 Line Defect 3. Rejection PPM at T1
Previous
Year
(N-3)
Previous
Year
(N-2)
Previous
Year
(N-1)
Current Year
(Till date)
(N)
Previous Year
(N-3)
Previous Year
(N-2)
Previous Year
(N-1)
Current Year
(Till date)
(N)
Previous Year
(N-3)
Previous Year
(N-2)
Previous Year
(N-1)
Current Year
(Till date)
(N)
Monthly Avrg Monthly Avrg Monthly Avrg
Total
Remarks :- Remarks :- Remarks :-
4. Tier-2 Vendor - Internal Rejection (PPM) 5. No of Line Stoppages at T1 6. Defect at Tier-2 due to Tier-3
Previous
Year
(N-3)
Previous
Year
(N-2)
Previous
Year
(N-1)
Current Year
(Till date)
(N)
Previous Year
(N-3)
Previous Year
(N-2)
Previous Year
(N-1)
Current Year
(Till date)
(N)
Previous Year
(N-3)
Previous Year
(N-2)
Previous Year
(N-1)
Current Year
(Till date)
(N)
Monthly Avrg Nos Nos
Remarks Remarks :- Remarks :-
Vendor Performance Sheet Assessment Date
Vendor Name Vendor Code Location
Quality Imp. By (%)
Delivery Imp. By (%)
Previous
Year
(N-3)
Previous
Year
(N-2)
Previous
Year
(N-1)
Current
Year
(Till
date)
(N)
Monthly Avrg
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
Previous
Year
(N-3)
Previous
Year
(N-2)
Previous
Year
(N-1)
Current
Year
(Till
date)
(N)
Monthly Avrg
Monthly Avrg
Previous
Year
(N-3)
Previous
Year
(N-2)
Previous
Year
(N-1)
Current
Year
(Till
date)
(N)
Nos
NA
Previous
Year
(N-3)
Previous
Year
(N-2)
Previous
Year
(N-1)
Current
Year
(Till
date)
(N)
Monthly Avrg
Previous
Year
(N-3)
Previous
Year
(N-2)
Previous
Year
(N-1)
Current
Year
(Till
date)
(N)
Nos

10. PLANNED CHECKED APPROVED
TOTAL 0
TOTAL 0
SUB ITEM
NO.
DATE
COPY TO : MARUTI SUZUKI VENDOR ASSESSMENT (TIER II) - COUNTERMEASURE REPORT
PLANNING RECEIVING DATE
PLANNING
VENDOR NAME
PLANNING
CLUSTER NAME
VERIFICATION
RECEIVING DATE
VERIFICATION
VERIFICATION
AUDIT DATE
AUDIT POINT
DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSION OF PLAN
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF
ACTUAL RESULT
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F003-4 QA/MT Ver. 4