Supply Chain Quality Orchestration Supplier Quality Alert SQA

Supply Chain Quality Orchestration Supplier Quality Alert (SQA) Process

Introduction • SQA or Supplier Quality Alert policy has been released and communicated to all Cisco suppliers in 2012 and began adoption in 2013. • Recent update on SQA policy was communicated to all suppliers in February 2017 to re-emphasize the important of the policy. § • New element to drive supplier adoption is the deduction of SBR quality score for the violation to the policy. Beginning of FY 18, SQA has been chosen by Supply Chain Transformation, Orchestration team to be the first process to be migrated to the Supply Chain Quality Orchestration (SCQO) platform that aims to streamline a process and improve speed of execution. © 2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 2

What is changing? Supplier Quality Alert workflow or process has been automated as a part of Supply Chain Quality Orchestration. Supplier will submit SQA through the online SQA form on Cisco Supply Chain Connection page. Why? Streamlined and integrated with other tools to improve speed of execution. When? Effective from August 1, 2018. Supplier is required to submit SQA through Cisco Supply Chain connection page. © 2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 3

Prerequisite Before start using the online SQA form: • Complete registration at supplychain. cisco. com to create an account and obtain user (CCO) ID. • Request access role “Component Supplier Quality user”. • Detailed instruction is provided with the communication package (file name “How to access SC apps – New Ext users) © 2014 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 4