We've all heard the old adage, "You're only as strong as your weakest link." But like many cliches, there's a great deal of truth in it, especially as it applies to your risk management strategy and your supply chain. You have a great deal of control over what happens in your operations, but what about your vendors, and your sub-vendors? What do they do to control risk, and how does that affect you? In the aviation supply chain, risks abound -they surround us. If you subcontract repairs as part of your MRO operations, for example, you rely on the sub-vendor to take the care and consideration to perform their work safely and correctly. But how much do you know about their quality control procedures? Do you require that they adhere to your own quality standards? Do you include risk management information in your quality survey?
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