STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION Sample Clauses
The "Standards and Certification" clause establishes the requirement that certain goods, services, or processes must meet specified industry standards or obtain relevant certifications. In practice, this clause may require a supplier to provide products that comply with recognized safety, quality, or environmental benchmarks, and to furnish evidence such as certificates or test reports to demonstrate compliance. Its core function is to ensure that all deliverables meet agreed-upon levels of quality and regulatory compliance, thereby reducing the risk of substandard performance or legal issues.
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STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION. A. MANAGEMENT REVIEW PROCESS. The Parties intend to maintain active and open communications at both the program level and at the strategic level, and agree to engage in periodic reviews of all applicable activities encompassing the relationship. Executive representatives from both Parties will meet no less than quarterly to review all major elements of this Agreement and to jointly agree upon updated Performance Standards and Metrics for this Agreement. Initially, the Parties intend to rotate these meetings between MSSLO's locations and 3Com's locations. Special attention will be paid to 3Com programs specific to the host site, although the Parties will also follow a standard agenda covering the total business. This agenda will include reviewing 3Com future Product roadmaps and schedules, organizational updates, future manufacturing and process improvements by MSSLO's business reviews, and Performance Standards and Metrics reflecting activities during the period since the last review.
B. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND METRICS. Performance Standards and Metrics as set forth in Exhibit F will include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) total 3Com-MSSLO business level; (ii) MSSLO product quality and yields; (iii) MSSLO on-time delivery performance; (iv) 3Com forecast accuracy; (v) MSSLO inventory summary; (vi) 3Com EC activity; (vii) supply chain cycle time characterization; (viii) MSSLO prototype on-time delivery and quality performance; and (ix) MSSLO future/projected manufacturing/process and cost improvements. MSSLO agrees to maintain quality standards, measurement practices, performance measurements, quality reports, and inspection processes as they exist at the Chicago Facility as of the Effective Date subject to any changes as may be mutually agreed. In addition, MSSLO will work with 3Com to develop mutually-agreeable closed-loop quality and corrective action processes on a going forward basis. MSSLO shall maintain the quality plan in effect at the Chicago Facility as of the Effective Date. The Parties shall cooperate to develop a mutually acceptable continuous improvement quality plan incorporating such existing plan at a minimum on a going forward basis no later than February 28, 2001. Upon request of either Party, the Parties will cooperate to document such plan in writing. The Parties shall engage in quarterly reviews and weekly conference calls to track performance and update such plan. 3Com reserves the right to request the capture, organizati...