EXTERNAL SUPPORT Clause Samples

EXTERNAL SUPPORT. In the event of repeated and/or constant disruption, caused by the Supplier, during the course of the project, product or process planning and or implementation work, IMS CS reserves the right to refer the Supplier to a supplier improvement scheme. 3. Process and Product Approval

EXTERNAL SUPPORT. The implementation of MSGs seems to be influenced by a number of supporting factors: Medical Officer of Health’s (MOH) support, husbands’ support and institutional support, which includes non-health government staff, higher government officials, local companies, religious leaders and estate managers. ▇▇▇ seems to be the biggest influence to the cycle of motivation as they might have a direct impact on the PHMs’ support. MOHs have many duties, and that seems to be the biggest barrier to MSG programs. A MOH shared that MSG is only 1 or 2 % of his work, and that “MOH can’t do all each and every things”. Thus, regardless of his/her interest, if a MOH is busy with other tasks, then he/she is unable to support and/or guide the PHMs to implement MSG programs. The MSG programs seem to be heavily relying on health staffs, which may sound efficient, but is not an effective strategy because, without enough time, health staff may not be able to fully engage in MSGs. When health staffs are burdened with work, MSG becomes just another task to be completed, and there might be less motivation to conduct MSGs with the passion and conviction that it requires. A MOH uses the word “self-motivated” to describe the kind of characteristics one needs to conduct MSGs. The MOH’s use of the word “brain wash” to refer to other MOHs also suggest that not all MOHs support the program, and may not be a supporter of community empowerment. MOHs also seem to have a sense of authority over the community and PHMs, and a sense of pride that they know the best for the community and do not need help from an external source. A critical factor identified was the need for greater partnership between the health and non-health officials. Currently, only health staff such as MOHs and PHMs are actively engaged with MSGs. Given the multi-dimensional nature of problems there is a need for greater support from non-health staff such as agricultural officers and samurdhi officers. Local companies seem to play an integral role in successfully implementing MSGs. In this context, participants mentioned that while water bottle companies supported the program, alcohol and tobacco companies did not support the program because MSG activities reduced alcohol and tobacco consumption and therefore, affected the sales. These examples are enlightening because it highlights multiple points: 1) it shows how MSG programs can thrive if extended beyond the health realm, 2) it also shows a glimpse of the impact MSGs can hav...

EXTERNAL SUPPORT. In the event of repeated and/or constant disruption, caused by the Supplier, during the course of the project, product or process planning and or implementation work, IMS CS reserves the right to refer the Supplier to a supplier improvement scheme. 3. Process and Product Approval The Supplier must evaluate and document its approvals for the individual stages of the product and process development. The procedure for approving production processes and products is based on either VDA Vol. 2 (PPF) or the production parts approval procedure (PPAP) of the Automotive Industry Action Group (AAIG). IMS CS reserves the right to specify one of these two procedures or an equivalent procedure; a planning meeting will be held with the Supplier to discuss this after the contract has been awarded to the Supplier. All activities relating to process and quality planning must have been completed before the production process and product approval (PPF/PPAP) begins. The production process and product approval process (VDA Vol. 2 / AIAG PPAP) is carried out in accordance with Section 3. IMS CS will, by prior arrangement, carry out process approval procedures (R@R) at the Supplier's premises if required. The success of the production process and product approval procedure is one of the prerequisites for full payment of the project-specific tool costs and/or the costs of jigs and fixtures.