Am I ready to bring on a backup packaging supplier?

Use one controlled working copy

This work often starts during a new project, supplier change, launch, or review. Name the program, affected SKUs, current document revision, owner, and decision date so different teams do not build from different versions.

• Record procurement and mark it confirmed, assumed, or still open.
• Record second source checklist packaging and mark it confirmed, assumed, or still open.
• Record backup supplier readiness and mark it confirmed, assumed, or still open.
• Record dual source film checklist and mark it confirmed, assumed, or still open.

Commercial handoff

Keep annual usage, ordinary order or release quantity, destination, timing, current supplier commitments, ownership, and one-time charges separate from technical requirements. That makes the next RFQ or review easier to audit.

• Attach the current package, specification, artwork, quote, or order history when available.
• Name the person who can approve the next step.
• Write down exclusions and temporary conditions.

Close the loop

Turn every open item into an owner and due date. Preserve the final decision with the evidence used, rather than leaving it in an email thread or meeting memory.

Boundary: This page organizes buyer and project information. It does not approve a film structure, gauge, barrier target, seal condition, food-contact position, shelf life, recyclability claim, machine setting, or supplier for a specific application.

Related work

• private label
• procurement
• glossary
• send your package
• tools → rfq builder