Kerry:

It sounds like you are looking for a benchmark audit.

The OEM Council of IPC developed a standard board manufacturers profile, 
IPC-MQP-1710. This audit program asks for the following information:

site description
capabilities
equipment profile
technology profile
quality profile
manufacturing history
identification of previous audits
financial review (optional)

It also comes electronically (compatible with Lotus, Excel, etc.) for 
ease of use.

Available from IPC: 708-509-9700 or Fax 708-509-9798. Price: $70 IPC 
members/140 nonmembers.

I would be interested to know if anyone on TechNet has used the -1710 in 
their plants, and what their observations are?

Mike Buetow
IPC Technical Staff
2215 Sanders Road
Northbrook, IL 60062-6135
T: 708-509-9700
F: 708-509-9798
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On Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Kerry Murphy wrote:

> 	I have been assigned the dubious task of selecting a production 
> fab shop for one of the PWBs in our products. Since in the past I have 
> only dealt with prototype fab shops as I am in the engineering 
> development side of things, I have no clue as to the appropriate 
> methodology for seeking out a production shop.
> 
> 	I apologize if this is not an appropriate posting to this mailing 
> list, but I don't know of a better venue at the moment. If this is 
> inappropriate and someone knows of a better venue for such inquiries, I 
> would much appreciate hearing from you via email.
> 
> 	My main concern for this posting is that although most 
> engineering people can find a few shops via either endorsements from 
> assembly shops or prototype fab shops, I am more interested in 
> determining a more standard method of seeking out a production fab shop 
> based on projected annual orders, locale, particular board design, etc. 
> In other words, based on certain criteria, who should I decide to quote 
> and know that they are interested in the type of board I am attempting to 
> get them signed up to produce. In my opinion, there has to some sort of 
> database(s) which you can query for such details to narrow your search to 
> a specific few shops so quotes can be sent out for selection.
> 
> 	Again, I apologize if this is the wrong venue for such a posting. 
> Thanks in advance for any information which anyone may be able to provide 
> in this matter. Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year as well.
> 
> Kerry Murphy                       | "There is nothing so important that one's
> Email: [log in to unmask]              |    family should be forced to play 2nd
> FTP: ftp.crl.com/users/ke/kerrym   |    fiddle. Spend quality time with your
> URL: http://www.crl.com/~kerrym    |    children while they're still around."
> 
>