Keith W Bell
European supplier quality specialist

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My services

My objective is to provide reliable, credible and professional supplier quality assurance services to clients in the space, defence and other high reliability industries, and to do so in a timely and cost effective manner.

My background is predominantly in the electronics sector, though my competence is not limited to that field alone. I have extensive experience of performing surveillance and other supplier quality assurance activities on companies occupying a broad sweep of the industrial landscape, including

  • plastics moulding;
  • chemical manufacture;
  • industrial laminate production;
  • metal fabrication, forging, casting and machining;
  • manufacture of electronic components (passive devices, discrete semiconductors, monolithic and hybrid microcircuits);
  • and of course, high end electronic systems design and assembly.

Services overview

Source inspection

Inspection of purchased products and process records at the supplier’s premises to verify compliance with requirements before shipment to the client. More about my source inspection services

Corrective action management

Total management of the supplier corrective action process, from notification of a nonconformance to verification and closure of the corrective action. More about my corrective action management services

Supplier quality system audits

Systematic examination of a supplier’s quality management system to determine that it is demonstrably adequate and satisfies stipulated requirements. More about my quality system audit services

Supplier process audits

Examination of a supplier’s specific manufacturing processes to verify that all necessary and appropriate controls are in place and are being operated as planned. More about my process audit services

Supplier surveys

Assessment of a supplier’s operations to determine that it has the resources, capability and capacity to meet a client’s contractual needs. More about my supplier survey services

Test witnessing

Overseeing of testing carried out by or on behalf of a supplier to ensure that it is properly performed in accordance with client stipulations and results are accurately reported. More about my test witnessing services