Reported progress lacks supporting evidence
Compare supplier-reported percentages with manufacturing findings and available records to distinguish completed work from claims requiring verification.
Vendor Assurance
Vendor Assurance: establish the true status of EPC supply packages.
MSD helps procurement and project teams assess supplier performance by comparing manufacturing progress, document status and quality evidence for critical packages.
Supplier expeditingVendor surveillanceInspection coordinationITP & quality documentation
MSD approach
Supplier control, not status collection.
We connect physical progress, documentation, inspection points, open items and contractual milestones so reporting supports decisions.
- Progress checked against manufacturing evidence
- Document status linked to each package
- Quality concerns with assigned actions
When to involve MSD
When supplier reports leave questions unanswered.
Reported dates, manufacturing evidence and quality records need to describe the same package status.
Vendor documents do not reflect manufacturing status
Cross-check revisions, approvals and quality documents against current manufacturing activities to identify gaps in the package status.
Inspection points and delivery requirements are misaligned
Check whether planned inspections, open points and required documents are consistent with the supplier’s stated delivery date.
Service scope
Package surveillance and supplier performance.
Vendor progress review
Review package progress against the vendor plan and request evidence for activities reported as complete.
Document status follow-up
Follow vendor document issues, comments and revisions, separating missing records from approvals still awaited.
Inspection coordination
Align supplier availability, inspection notices and inspection coverage with project representatives.
ITP / QCP follow-up
Follow the status of ITP and QCP points, highlighting checks or quality records that remain outstanding.
NCR & open-item tracking
Maintain the status of non-conformities and open points, including action owners and available closure evidence.
Delivery readiness
Bring together physical progress, documents and package reservations so procurement can assess readiness for delivery.
Outputs
A documented view of each supply package.
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Vendor progress report with available evidence
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Expediting report on package concerns
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Inspection status and outstanding points
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Document status matrix by package
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Open-item register with owners
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Delivery forecast with documented reservations
Delivery model
From package requirements to supplier evidence.
Vendor requirements
Review contractual requirements, ITPs and package document lists.
Manufacturing assessment
Compare reported progress with documents and inspection status.
Supplier actions
Follow up clarifications and actions on identified gaps.
Package status
Consolidate evidence, reservations and unresolved concerns.
Related services
Connect the scope with the wider project lifecycle.
Vendor Assurance
Which supply packages need a closer look?
Share your vendor list, package requirements and latest progress report to identify gaps in the available evidence.
Discuss your suppliers