What is ASES ?

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 What is ASES ?

 ASES : Alliance Supplier Evaluation Standard

 ASES evaluation consists of:
 Process indicator = evaluation of the supplier Quality Management System
and shop floor
 Result indicator = evaluation of actual performance ( for example – number of
customer complaints)
Overall Rank = combination of Process and Result

 ASES is used for following purposes:

 New supplier evaluation for sourcing
 Current supplier evaluation for improvement

 Common to Renault and Nissan group

 ASES result is shared between Renault and Nissan

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 ASES rank
Judgment criteria

100
A

4
better
Excellent (80 ~ 100) Good
Result indicator

80
(optional)
B

3
Satisfactory (60 ~ 79)

60
TOTAL : 100 points Improvement

2
C Marginal (40 ~ 59)
needed

40
-Warranty 50 points
-PPM 50 points
-Recall camp. - 20 points
1
20 D Does not meet
requirements

20 40 60 80 100

d c b a
better
Process Indicator
Evaluation :
TOTAL :
8 subjects in meeting room (65 points)
1 subject in shop floor (35 points) 100 points

ASES result rank is provided as A, B, C and D rank shown as above chart.

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 Score assessment
<Each question score>
 Each question -> score 0 to 5
 Simplified explanation of each level :
 0 : Not existing
 2 : Insufficient
 3 : Average
 4 : Renault/Nissan expectation
 5 : Best practice

<Demerit score>
 If critical item score is 2 : - 5 on final score
 If critical item score is 0 : -10 on final score

FINAL SCORE = SUM (each question score X weight) - DEMERITS

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 ASES is structured by following 9 chapters What is evaluated ?
1. Quality policy and quality assurance system
2. Analysis of the quality concerns for current products
Cause analysis of non-conforming parts / Prevention of recurrence
In-room evaluation
Renault / NISSAN
3. Project management
Supplier Master Schedule and progress meetings
Phase reviews and Design reviews explanation

screen
4. Process design and Pre-production
Supplier
FMEA / Control plan OHP

5. Ramp-up activity
6. Operator training Supplier
Operator skill evaluation Documents (Standards, Procedures , Files etc.)

8. Change Management
Process / Plant / Design change management

9. Sub-suppliers management
Sub-supplier 8D management

7. Shop floor
Check at line start-up & Control of the equipment conditions. Shop floor evaluation
Inspection of work in process/finished parts
Special characteristics
Management of non-conforming parts & Treatment of non-conforming parts
"Unusual" product and equipment situations.
Maintenance of equipment

* critical item with demerit, based on past experience

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 Rules for good evaluation / time keeping

Rules
 Prepare all documents in meeting room (Manual, Procedure and Record)
 Switch off your mobile phone / no side conversation
 Show evidence first, then explain
 Don’t be offended by our interruptions
 Only relevant person speaks
 Allow us to talk to workers after authorization
 YOU may take pictures during shop floor tour

For information :
 Wrap-up at the end of 2nd day: OK /NG points, no score
 Detailed report will be sent in aprox. 10 working days

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 What we want to know / the answer we expect

For each question / activity :

Check item Evidence
1
EXPLAIN the activity and ENSURE STABILITY STANDARD, PROCEDURE,
over time RULE, INSTRUCTION

2 How is it ACTUALLY CONDUCTED ? INSTRUCTIONS, FACTS,

RECORDS
Is it EFFECTIVE ? PDCA, RESULTS
Does it achieve RESULTS / OBJECTIVES ?

Scoring method Criteria

Compare with BEST PRACTICE / our RN checksheet
EXPECTATIONS

Words without evidence cannot be accepted

Note : Order of 1 and 2 can be swicthed

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