John Deere Supplier Information Survey

INSTRUCTIONS
1.

Survey Purpose
This Supplier Information Survey is designed to get information from a potential direct or indirect material supplier
to evaluate their management, financial, material control, quality, code of conduct, engineering and technical
support processes to decide if they are capable to be considered as a potential supplier for John Deere. It is
designed to be first completed by mailing the survey questionnaire to a potential supplier and evaluating their
responses. It is also intended to be a way to communicate Deere's expectations to a potential supplier.
This Supplier Information Survey Process has the following objectives:
A.
To provide information on potential and exsisting supplier's adequacy of management, financial,
material control, engineering and technical support processes.
B.
Provide Supplier Code of Conduct notification of noncompliance.
C.
Provide input regarding Supplier's information to the John Deere Enterprise.
D.
Survey results will be used to objectively evaluate Suppliers and assist in facilitating Supplier Selection
and Development. Survey results will also be used to improve the Enterprise supply base.
E.

2.

Survey Schedule
A.
B.

4.

John Deere supply management organizations should use this Supplier Information Survey to screen
potential suppliers.
A Supplier Information Survey should be conducted prior to a supplier site vist. This is done by sending
the survey questionnaire to the supplier for a self-assessment. The survey results are then reviewed for
adequacy prior to planning a site visit or audit.

C.

The Supplier Information Survey was developed as a tool to assist in providing a consistent view of
supplier capabilities. They do not cover product specific questions such as design, manufacturing,
quality, or performance characteristics. Product / process specific topics must be addressed as needed
by technically competent auditors.

D.

When an on-site information survey is conducted, the Supplier Information Survey Information should
be included as a part of the final on-site survey report.
The Supplier Information Survey is generic in nature and includes questions that will not always be
applicable to a specific supplier. Questions that are not applicable, or that were not covered during an
on-site survey, may be noted as such on the final report.

E.

3.

Thissurvey is not intended to cover the supplier's or John Deere's entire quality system. To conduct a
thorough review of the supplier's quality system, an audit must be conducted an using the JDS-G223
Supplier Quality System Audit Questionnaire and led by a qualified Lead Auditor. A review of John
Deere's quality system is conducted with internal audits by trained auditors or consultants.

Completing the Survey

A.

For an on-site survey, the survey report should be completed and shared with the Supplier before
departure if possible. At a minimum, the Supplier should be advised of any problems. Containment
should be addressed if there are issues concerning the production of nonconforming material.

B.

If conducting an on-site survey, provide the supplier feedback during a closing meeting. Follow-up with
the final written report within two weeks.

Storing the Survey (Deere Internal Use)

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A.

After completing the survey, please send it to your John Deere division quality audit system coordinator
to file in Supplier Evaluation Tracking system located in JD Supply Network. Delete the survey
instructions, change history, and any other non-applicable worksheets prior to filing the audit.The list of
Deere employees that can file your survey are listed and can be viewed at the following link:
http://smutility.deere.com/SET/servlet/com.rens.set.servlet.SETMainMenuServlet and selecting
Authorized Users for Data Uploading.

B.

After completing the survey, please upload the file to the Supplier Evaluation Tracking system located in
JD Supply Network. If you do not have access to the SET system, please contact your manager to gain
access.

C.

All completed surveys and assessments can be viewed in Supplier Evaluation Tracking at the below
SET Link.
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John Deere Supplier Information Survey

JD Survey Team Members:

John Deere Survey Lead:

Lead John Deere Unit:
Location:

A. Supplier Information
Company (Supplier) Name:

Survey Date(s):

DUNS #:

Supplier Contact Name:

Company Web Site url:

Title or Position:

John Deere Supplier ID (if any):

Department:

Supplier Address:

Supplier E-Mail:

City / Zip Code:

Supplier Phone Number:

Country:

Supplier Fax Number:

Nearest Large City:

Language Capabilities:

Nearest Export Shipping Port:

Date of Last John Deere Assessment or Survey (if any):
Legal Form / Ownership:
Subsidiaries (with location,
space, employment, capacity):

Joint Venture State Owned EnterprisePrivate

Plant

Space

Public

Employment

Wholly Owned Other:

Capacity / Current Utilization

Company Profile:

B. Communication
1
2

Which system(s) can you access?

How many people communicate in English?

E-Mail

Internet

EDI

Web-based EDI Other:

C. Management Information
3

Do you have a documented organization structure?

If yes, please provide.

Do you have a mid-term business plan?

If yes, please provide.

Do you have a long term business plan?

If yes, please provide.

If you responded "Yes" to any of the above questions and are

unable to provide requested documents, would you be able
to discuss these areas with John Deere?

Is the business plan a formal document that includes:

Market related issues,
Financial planning,
Growth projections,
Plant, facilities, and expansion issues,
Sales projections (realistic and adequate?),
Cost objectives,
Sales projections (realistic and adequate?),
Human resource development,
R & D projections,
Competitive assessment,
Performance tracked and measured,
Formal methods of update,
Operating Philosophies, &
Continuous Quality Improvement?

Who are your suppliers (multiple tier) and competitors?

What are their relative strengths and weaknesses?

Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o
N
o
N
o

Ye
s

N
o

D. Quality Systems
Quality System Certifications
9

ISO-9001

ISO-9002

1SO-9000:2000

QS-9000

VDA 6.1/6.3

Other:

ISO/TS 16949

If yes, please provide accreditation body / bodies.

Expiration date(s) of certification

10

What are your measurement and testing capabilities (e.g.

Coordinate Measuring Machine)?

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John Deere Survey Lead:

JD Survey Team Members:

Lead John Deere Unit:

Location:

A. Supplier Information
Company (Supplier) Name:
11

Are Process Capability Study Indices (Cpk) available for

Critical-To-Quality parameters?

12 Reject Rate
13 Does your company warranty products?
14

Will you accept costs in field modification programs related to

the failure of your product?

E. Personnel
15 Do you provide training programs?
16

Do you provide training specific to product and process

understanding for employees?

17

Do you review job descriptions and individual performance

reviews with employees?

18

Does your organization demonstrate management and labor

commitment to company goals?

19 Do you set individual performance goals?

Do you have organized programs to promote employee
20 participation (i.e., problem solving teams, business team
concepts, employee suggestions programs)?

Survey Date(s):

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o
N
o
N
o
N
o
N
o

Internal
External

21 What are employee absenteeism and turnover rates?

Employees
22 Number of employees (direct, indirect, salaried):

Do you have a union affiliation?

23

If yes, please provide union affiliation(s), contract expiration

date(s), history and length of any strikes.

First Shift

Second Shift

Third Shift

Direct
Indirect
Salaried

Ye
s

N
o

Please describe area labor availability (i.e., unemployment

24 rate, availability of skilled and unskilled labor) and the
company's relative standing in size and stability.

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JD Survey Team Members:

John Deere Survey Lead:

Lead John Deere Unit:
Location:

A. Supplier Information
Company (Supplier) Name:

F. Commercial Situation *

Survey Date(s):
* Current John Deere suppliers do NOT need to complete this section.

Is your company a manufacturing facility?

25

If yes, what are your major manufacturing processes?

(Please indicate details on following worksheets.)
Do you supply service parts?

26

27

Ye
s

N
o

Yes

N
o

If yes, please specify any conditions and your policy on low

volume service parts.
Which industry do you supply (e.g. automotive, healthcare,
off-highway)?

Name

% of Sales

Major
Products

Volume

PPM

28 Who are your main customers?

29

Business

How much business do you already have with John Deere, if

any?

Are there any joint ventures, business agreements,

30 cooperative associations, or significant sales agreements,
current or pending?

Ye
s

John Deere Division

N
o

Year
Period
(Quarter or Year)

Current Assets
Total Assets
Current
Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Retained
Earnings
Total Equity
(RE+Stock+Other)

Sales

Please provide the financial, export, and

employee data listed for the last four years.

Z - SCORE

Interest
Expense
Pre-Tax Income
Cash &
Securities

31

Inventories
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
Payable
Long Term Debt
EBITDA
Net Income
(After Tax)
Export
(% of sales)
Export to
Europe
(% of sales)
Export to USA
(% of sales)

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John Deere Survey Lead:

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Lead John Deere Unit:

Location:

A. Supplier Information
Company (Supplier) Name:

Survey Date(s):
Annual
Investment
(% of sales)
Number of
Employees

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Lead John Deere Unit:

Location:

A. Supplier Information
Company (Supplier) Name:

Survey Date(s):

G. Facilities / Production
32 Please indicate the size of facility, land, and age.
33

Are buildings, facilities, and utilities adequate for the

commodity being considered?

34

Is the facility laid out for efficient material flow and

manufacturing?

Facility Size (square feet)

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o
N
o

Land

Age

What is the installed production capacity for each major

35 product? (Define by quantity and time required to produce the
material in days, shifts, and hours per shift.)
36

What are the constraining factors, if any, restricting increased

capacity or production rates?

37 What other facilities does your company operate?

38

What internal tooling / die design, manufacturing, and repair

capability for tooling exists?

Describe any tooling / gauging programs geared toward

39 improved efficiency such as tooling standardization and quick
change tooling.
40

What external tool / die design manufacturing, and repair

services do you use (list sources, if any?

H. Cost System
41

What is your pay scale range (minimum, maximum,

average)?

42

Do you have incentive programs (e.g., labor incentives, gain

sharing, bonus programs)?

43

Provide a copy of your study or other methods used to

determine overhead application rates. How are they applied?

How is planned cost performance compared to actual cost

44 performance, and what actions are taken as a result of that
comparison?
45

Provide a breakdown of full cost disclosure (material, labor,

overhead) by part number / product.

46 How do you calculate your quoted prices?

47

Can Product Engineering costs be tracked by project and

invoiced separately if so requested?

I. Continuous Cost Improvement Programs

48

Do you have a Continuous Cost Improvement Program which

covers both internal and external costs?

49 Do you share cost improvement results with your customers?

J. Print / Specification Control

50 How are prints and / or specifications changes controlled?
51

How do you ensure that current active files contain only upto-date drawings?

K. Material Handling / Packaging

52 Is material identified clearly during and between operations?
53

Is material handled, stored, and shipped in a manner that

prevents damage?

54 Do you utilize bar coding?

55

Describe the level of product traceability that exists within the

manufacturing facility.

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Location:

A. Supplier Information
Company (Supplier) Name:

Survey Date(s):

L. Inventory
56 What type(s) of inventory control are used?
Do you have a method for controlling material with a limited
57
shelf life?

FIFO

Random

LIFO

Ye
s

Other, Please Specifiy:

N
o

58 Describe how inventory accuracy is monitored. (Note trends)

Current

59 What is current inventory turnover and what is goal?

Goal

M. Scheduling
60 How are production schedules driven?
61

Do you have a procedure for reconciliation between customer

schedules / orders and production records?

62 What are your normal lead times?

63 Do you have plans for lead time reduction?
64

Do you have flexibility in manufacturing schedule, (i.e., lead

times and run sizes)?

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

N. Logistics
65

Do you have distribution system overseas?

If yes, please specify the location(s)?

66

Do you have warehouse overseas?

If yes, please specify the location(s)?

67 What is your current logistics system?

Do you have a procedure to track actual delivery
68 performance on order quantities and customer due dates
against desired customer performance?
69

Do you have any Just-In-Time and / or point of use delivery

systems?

ERP

Location(s):
Location(s):

MRP

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Other, Please Specify:

O. Engineering and Technical Support

70

What kind of data interchange tools do you use with existing

customers?

What kind of Computer Aided Design (CAD) Systems do you

71 use?
How many terminals do you have?
72 Do you have an in-house tool shop?
What engineering / technical support can be provided for
73 design, application, problem resolution and testing? List both
local and corporate.
74

Are direct customer / supplier engineering communications

encouraged?

VDA

EDIFACT

AutoCAD
Pro/E

ODETTE

Other, Please Specifiy:

Catia
Unigraphics

IGES/STEP
None
Other, Please Specify:

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

What design processes are utilizing up-front design analysis

75 techniques (e.g., Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA),
Quality Function Deployment (QFD))?
Are simultaneous engineered teams used when new
76 products are developed?
If yes, which disciplines are included on the teams?
Do you have multi-function project management techniques
in place to effectively track and meet all key event dates
77 (e.g., quote / estimate programs, prototype material, tooling
programs, sample submission dates, new product launch
programs)?
78

Do you have an in-house Research and Development (R&D)

department?

Do you have R & D activities for development of new

technologies?
79
If yes, what R & D programs have you successfully
implemented in recent years?

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Disciplines:

Description:
R&D
Programs:

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John Deere Survey Lead:

Lead John Deere Unit:
Location:

A. Supplier Information
Company (Supplier) Name:

P. Product Testing **
80

Survey Date(s):
** Please complete if you own the design for the product that John Deere wishes to
purchase.

Do you have test facilities in-house to complete component

testing?

Are multiple input sources (i.e. Reliability and Performance

Risk Assessment, Customer Satisfaction Information, etc)
81
considered in developing the Product Verification and
Validation (PV&V) plan?
82

Do you incorporate customer requirements and customer

duty cycle information into PV&V activity?

83 Do you have application data for your products?

84

Are you able to demonstrate reliability, performance, and

design life requirements of your components?

85

Do you update PV&V procedure based on failures discovered

during customer use?

86

Do you benchmark your performance, reliability, quality and

cost against competitors?

87

Do you provide prototype parts?

If yes, please indicate lead time.

88

Describe your capability to conduct analysis, report all

applicable product performance tests, and accurately predict
product life in the user's environment (e.g., life, accelerated,
field, safety)?

89

Are outside performance testing sources are used?

If yes, how are they monitored?

90

Have lab test acceleration factors been determined by

correlation of lab and field test data?

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o
N
o
N
o
N
o
N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

Ye
s

No

Ye
s

N
o

Complete System Testing

System Testing in a Vehicle
Other:

Lead Time:

How
Monitored:

91 Describe your procedure for analysis of field return failures.

92

Describe your policies concerning defense of product liability

claims?

93 Do you have insurance for product liability claims?

Do you have any pending product liability claims involving
94 product(s) we are considering?
If yes, please describe.

Product
Liability
Claim(s):

Q. Regulatory Conformity
Do you own the patent / copyright, or proper license, that
allows you to lawfully manufacture the product, or utilize the
95
manufacturing process, that John Deere desires to
purchase?
96

Do you have documentation to substantiate that you own, or

are licensed to use, the requisite Intellectual Property Rights?

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Lead John Deere Unit:

Location:

A. Supplier Information
Company (Supplier) Name:

Survey Date(s):

R. Supplier Code of Conduct

Environmental and /or Health & Safety System Certifications

ISO 14001

ISO 18001

Other:

97 If yes, please provide accreditation body / bodies.

Expiration date(s) of certification

Ye
s

N
o

Do you have an accurate system to measure hours worked to

99 ensure conformance with applicable wage and hour labor
laws?

Ye
s

N
o

Do you have a process to ensure compliance with applicable

100 laws concerning discrimination in hiring and employment
practices?

Ye
s

N
o

Are you currently, or at any time during the past calendar

year, subject to any enforcement action by any governmental
authority for non-compliance with environmental, safety, or
labor requirements?

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Are wastes that are stored, treated, or disposed of on-site

104 managed in properly designed facilities that will prevent
future environmental impacts?

Ye
s

N
o

Do you have a program to identify and assess potential

105 emergency situations such as weather, fire, or chemical spills
and implement emergency plans and procedures?

Yes

No

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s

N
o

Ye
s
Ye
s

N
o
N
o

Do you have a system to ensure compliance with the

98 minimum working age prevailing standard?
What is the age of your youngest employee?

101

Can you demonstrate legal compliance with government

102 environmental, health and safety legislation (through
government certificate or registration, third-party audit, etc.)?
Have you obtained and maintained all environmental permits
and registrations that apply to their facilities, operations, and
103
products, including reporting obligations in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations?

Do you have a program to identify, evaluate and control

workplace exposures to chemical, biological and physical
106 agents (e.g. chemical fumes, noise, dust, mold) at or below
levels established as safe by applicable laws and
regulations?
Do you have a program to identify, evaluate and control
safety hazards (e.g. electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and
107 pneumatic) of workplace equipment and machinery and
conditions (e.g. slips, trips, fall hazards, physically
demanding work) to prevent injury to workers?
Do you have a program to provide and require the use of
108 personal protective equipment when safety hazards and
workplace exposures cannot be controlled by other means?
109

Can you provide list time injury, illness frequency, and

severity incidence rates?

Do you have a program to ensure compliance with applicable

110 laws concerning proprietary, confidential, and personal
information?

S. Equipment
Machine
Description

Machine
Manufacturer

Tonnage / Size

Quantity

Age

Provide a list of equipment. Please include major

111 manufacturing and testing equipment indicating size, age,
brand, and condition.

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Location:
Provide a list of equipment. Please include major
A. Supplier
Information
manufacturing
and testing equipment indicating size, age,
111
brand, and condition.

Company (Supplier) Name:

T. Process Technologies ***

Aluminum
Belts
Castings
Electric assembly
Electronics

Survey Date(s):

*** If applicable, please complete the appropriate worksheet.

Fittings
Hydraulic Plumbing
Flangets
Plastic
Forgings
Sheet Metal
Gears & Shafts
Spring
Hubs, Pulleys & Sheaves
Rubber parts

Survey Summary (to be completed by John Deere Lead)

Survey Summary:

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CHANGE HISTORY
Date

Division Who Made Changes

8-Aug-08
4-Sep-08
11-Mar-09
8-Jan-10

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C&F
Ag
Corp
Corp

Rich Rasmer
Marilyn Dumolien
Kuang Ku
Kuang Ku

Reason for Change

Proposed Form
Formatted Form
Changed Contact Info and delete file links
Correct links and format

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Supplier Profile - Aluminium

Processes
Manufacturing process

Current t/a

JD t/a

Max t/a

Opt.
piece
weight

Opt.
Surface
area

Highpressure die casting

Lowpressure permanent mold
Gravity permanent mold
Sand casting
Zinc casting

Molding
Highpressure die casting
Manufacturer

Clamping
Force

Other Molds
Manufacturer

Pourcing
Furnace

Size
Length

Width

Quantity

Size
in liter

Core Making
Core Blower

Core Drying

Additional Treatment

Automatic
Grinding
Hardening

Machining

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Prime
Coating

Yes

No

Final
Coating

Yes

No

Yes

No

Impregnation

Quality
Spektrum
Analysis

Yes

Materials
Testing

Yes

back to general informations

No

No

Radiography

Yes

No

3D-Measuring

Yes

No

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Jun-08

Aluminium

Molds
/
h

Size
height

Cold Box

Co2

Optimal
piece
weight

Molds
/
h

Process
Croning

Other

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Supplier Profile - Belts

Main Products
Product Name:

Annual volume(qty):

Estimated annual volume()

Manufacturing process:
large
large

Notes

small
small

raw materials used for JD

Material
Annual volume(qty):

potential synergies through combined sourcing

Material
Annual volume(qty):

back to general informations

Estimated annual volume()

source

Enough capacity
for large series ?

Jun-08

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Updated:

Jun-08

Supplier Profile - Castings

Capacity/ Material:

Material
Gray Iron
Nodular Iron
Other
Steel
Total

Specs

Annual Tonnage

Annual JD Tonnage

Weight range

Processes:
Machine Manufacturer

Length

Width
upper

High
lower

Molding Process

automatic
Hand Molding
Flask Unit
other

Sand

Green Sand

Furan Sand

Melting

Cupola

Electric induction

Core process

Hot Box

Cold Box

Cleaning

Sand Blast Chamber

Wheelabrating

Hand Cleaning
Creeper band cleaning machine

Secondary Operations Capabilities

Yes
Painting (In-House)
Painting (Third Party)
Machining
Heat treatment
Other (describe)
What is your
current lead time?
back to general informations

No

If Yes Provide Additional Description

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Supplier Profile - Electricals - General

Main Products
Productname:

Category

Unique abilities
What are your unique abilities ? // What seperates you from the competition ?

Capacity:
Do you have enough capacity for large series manufacturing ?
Starters
Wiring Harnesses
Electric Motors
Batteries
Lights
Switches
Relais
Aktuators
Alternators

Electric Motors
Rotor diameter
KW value

max:
max:

min:
min:

Kind of encapsulate
technology ?
Kind of coil technology ?

Lights
type of lights (headlights,
indicators, ...)
current manufacturing of LED
s ?
colors of lights:
12 V and / or 24 V:
cab interior lighting ?

colored & white

both
12V

colored
24V

Switches

Relais

Starters

Manufacturing processes and capabilities:

Software for 3-D modeling
Which:
Design capability ?
Methods for measuring comp.
Ultra Sonic Welding
Tool Shop
inhouse
accept existing tooling
EDI
Project Management
Quality Management
service part businnes ?

back to general informations

notes

outsourced

Updated:

Jun-08

ctricals - General

Annual volume(qty):

Est. annual volume()

petition ?

Wiring Harnesses
complex wiring harn. ?
types of tests ?
Grimp monitoring ?
pins properly seated in
harness connectors ?
Batteries

Alternators

Aktuators

Automatisation
What percentage of your assembly is manual or automatic ?
manual:
automatic

notes

none

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Date Supplier Information:

16/ May/ 04

ual or automatic ?

Supplier Profile - LIGHTS

3.

Production Methods and Engineering Support

3.1

What type of lights do you manufacture?

3.2

What manufacturing capabilities you do have?

3.3

Do you currently manufacture and/or sell any LED lighting?

Yes ______

No ________

If yes, what specific types of LED lighting do you manufacture and/or sell?

3.6

What percentage of your assembly is manual or automatic?

Manual:
Automatic:

3.7

0%
0%

Do you have in-house methods for measuring components?

Yes
Methods:

3.8

No

What software is used for 3D modeling and producing drawings?

Software used:
If not Pro/e, do you have the ability to work with Pro/E parts and drawings?
Yes
Comments:

3.9

No

Do you have design capability?

Yes

3.10

No

Do you have a tool shop in house?

Yes
Comments:

3.11

No

If no tool shop, do you have the resources by which you can outsource tool fabrication?
Yes
Comments:

No

3.12

Are you generally able to accept existing tooling and adapt to your mfg. process?

3.13

What is the current percentage rate of production capacity (5/24)?

Percentage:

3.14

Are all of your facilities fully EDI capable, including electronic funds transfer?
Yes
Comments:

No

3.15

Quote your average manufacturing lead time (cycle time from first operation
through final inspection).

3.16

What resources and/or systems do you have in place for project management?

3.17

Are you able to support service part business?

3.18

Are you able to support low/medium and/or high volume business?

Yes ____

What do you consider to be:

High _________

Low ________

Yes ______

Medium _______

3.19

What other production lines do you offer?

3.20

Can your provide colored and white lights or just colored lights?

3.21

Are you capable of manufacturing and selling 12 V and 24 V lighting?

3.22

Do you manufacture and/or sell cab interior lighting (I.e. domelights)?

John Deere Agricultural Equipment Division

No ______
No _____

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3.

Production Methods and Engineering Support

3.1

Do you currently produce special designed motor

Yes

No

3.2

What test methods do you use to ensure quality

3.3

What is the maximum Rotor diameter you can handel manual or automatic?

3.31

What is the minimum Rotor diameter you can handel manual or automatic?

3.32

What is the maximum KW value you can handel manual or automatic?

3.33

What is the minimum KW value you can handel manual or automatic?

3.34

What kind of standard and special encapsulate tecnologie do you use?

3.35

What kind of standard and special coil tecnologie do you use?

3.36

What kind of standard motors you manufacture AC / DC / three-phase operation /

brushless?

3.37

Do you currently perform ultrasonic welding?

3.4

What percentage of your assembly is manual or automatic?

Manual:
Automatic:

3.5

Do you have in-house methods for measuring components?

Yes
Methods:

3.6

0%
0%

No

What software is used for 3D modeling and producing drawings?

Software used:
If not Pro/e, do you have the ability to work with Pro/E parts and drawings?

John Deere Agricultural Equipment Division

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Yes
Comments:
3.7

No

Do you have harness design capability?

Yes

No

If Yes, are you willing to provide on-site resident engineering support at John Deere factories?
Yes

John Deere Agricultural Equipment Division

No

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3.8

Do you have a tool shop in house?

Yes
Comments:

3.9

No

If no tool shop, do you have the resources by which you can outsource tool fabrication?
Yes
Comments:

No

3.10

Are you generally able to accept existing tooling and adapt to your mfg. process?

3.11

What is the current percentage rate of production capacity (5/24)?

Percentage:

3.12

Are all of your facilities fully EDI capable, including electronic funds transfer?
Yes
Comments:

No

3.13

Quote your average manufacturing lead time (cycle time from first operation
through final inspection).

3.14

What resources and/or systems do you have in place for project management?

John Deere Agricultural Equipment Division

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Quality Assurance/Environment

4.1

Are there standard performance tests used for new part qualification?
Yes
Comments:

No

4.1.2

What types of tests are you capable of completing?

4.2

Is the plant certified according to:

Y/N
ISO 9001
ISO 9002
ISO 9003
QS 9000
ISO 14001

4.3

Which institution performed the certification?

Institution:

Equipment

John Deere Agricultural Equipment Division

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Supplier Profile - Wire Harness & Battery Cables

3.

Production Methods and Engineering Support

3.1

Do you currently manufacture both wire harnesses and battery cables?

Yes ______

No ________

3.2

What manufacturing capabilities you do have?

3.3

What percentage of your assembly is manual or automatic?

Manual:
Automatic:

0%
0%

3.4

What automated manufacturing capabilities to your have (i.e., carousel, splice, terminate)?

3.5

Do you have in-house methods for measuring components?

Yes
Methods:

3.6

No

What software is used for 3D modeling and producing drawings?

Software used:
If not Pro/e, do you have the ability to work with Pro/E parts and drawings?
Yes
Comments:

3.7

No

Do you have design capability?

Yes

3.8

No

Do you have a tool shop/board fabrication in house?

Yes
Comments:

3.9

No

If no tool shop, do you have the resources by which you can outsource tool fabrication?
Yes
Comments:

No

3.10

Are you generally able to accept existing tooling and adapt to your mfg. process?

3.11

What is the current percentage rate of production capacity (5/24)?

Percentage:

3.12

Are all of your facilities fully EDI capable, including electronic funds transfer?
Yes
Comments:

No

3.13

Quote your average manufacturing lead time (cycle time from first operation
through final inspection).
wire harnesses
battery cables

3.14

What resources and/or systems do you have in place for project management?

3.15

Are you able to support service part business?

3.16

Are you able to support low/medium and/or high volume business?

Yes ____

What do you consider to be:

High _________

3.17

Low ________

Yes ______

Medium _______

No ______
No _____

What other production lines do you offer?

John Deere Commercial Consumer Equipment Division

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Updated:

Jun-08

Supplier Profile - Forgings, Shafts

Capacity/ Material:

Material

Specs

Annual Tonnage

Annual JD Tonnage

Weight range
Processes
Closed Die
Open Die
Ring Rolled
Upest Forging
Hammer Forging
Precision Forging
Heat Treatment
Micro-alloy

Yes

No

Part Die

Part Famalies Dimensions

open capacity

What is your current lead time?

Material:

Raw Material Sources

& annual quantity

Material

Material

Annual Tonnage

annual quantity
e.g. in tonnage

Machines
Hydraulic Press
Mechanical Press
Screwtype Press
Hatebur
Machinig

Yes

No

Forger Typ

Yes

No

A
B
C
D
E
F
G

Sources

Annual JD Tonnage

usage

Symmetrical - Length / outside dia. less than 4 Press & Hammer

Symmetrical - Length / bar dia. greater than 4 - Upsette
Axisymmetrical - Length less than18 inches Press & Hammer
Axisysmmetrical - Length greater than 18 inches Press & Hammer
Asymmetrical and Complex Shapes - Hammer
Rolled Ring and Rolled Bar
Precision Forging - Hot and Cold

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Jun-08

Supplier Profile - Gears (spur, helical, straight & Spiral Bevel)

Capacity/ Material:

Material

Specs

Annual Tonnage

Annual JD Tonnage

Weight range

Processes:
Machine Manufacturer
Forging

Hammer
Press

Turning
Gear Cutting

Spur/Helical
Straight Bevel
Spiral Bevel

Heat treatment

Carburizing
Press Quench
Carbo-Nitriding

Grinding process

Internal/External
Involute

Other process

What is your
current lead time?

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Tonnage

Size
LxW

upper

High
lower

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Supplier Profile - Hydraulic Cylinders

1. Capacity Utilization (list type and size range of cylinders):
Cylinder Type (Welded, Tie Rod, etc.)
Size Range (piston dia.)

Stroke Range

Working Pressure Range

Sales ($)

2. Foreign customers or countries you export cylinders to(list first five in order of decreasing sales in each)
Company/Country

Cylinder Type(s)

Annual Sales
(Millions $)

Quality PPM

3. Process Capabilities (List major cylinder components and describe level of production)
Component
Manufacture(Yes/No)
Purchase(Yes/No)

4. What is your current lead time (Prototypes/Production)?

5. Facility (Dedicated to cylinder production)
Total Number of employees:
Manufacturing Engineers:
Design Engineers:
Quality Engineers:
Number of Shifts:
Total Area for Cylinder Production:
Total Covered Area:

6. Markets You Provide Cylinders to

Yes/No
Automotive
Agricultural Equipment
Industrial Equipment
Recreational/Sporting Products
Lawn and Grounds Care
Aerospace
Consumer Products
7. Testing Capabilities
Describe testing capabilities
(both for design verification and
production):

8. Painting Capabilities
Describe painting capabilities:

% of Total

Describe Capabilities

Capacity (% of Total)

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Supplier Profile - Hyd. Plumbing (Hoses)

Principle products:

Types of Hydr. Plumbing

Hose Assemblies
Adapters, metric
Adapters, english
Other Adapters
Molded Hose
Bulk Hose
Tube (Steel Line)

Annual volume (qty)

1. Capacity Utilization (list type and size range of hydraulic plumbing):

hydraulic plumbing Type

Pressure Rating
(max)

Pressure Rating
(continuous)

Sales ($)

Capacity (% of
Total)

2. Foreign customers or countries you export hydraulic plumbing to(list first five in order of decreasing sales in each)
Company/Country

Hydraulic
plumbing Type(s)

Annual Sales
(Millions $)

Quality PPM

3. Process Capabilities (List major hydraulic plumbing components and describe level of production)
Manufacture
Component
(Yes/No)
Purchase (Yes/No)
Describe Capabilities

4. What is your current lead time (Prototypes/Production)?

5. Facility (Dedicated to hydraulic plumbing production)
Total Number of employees:
Manufacturing Engineers:
Design Engineers:
Quality Engineers:
Number of Shifts:
Total Area for Cylinder Production:
Total Covered Area:

6. Markets You Provide hydraulic plumbing to

Yes/No
Automotive
Agricultural Equipment
Industrial Equipment
Recreational/Sporting Products
Lawn and Grounds Care
Aerospace
Consumer Products
7. Testing Capabilities
Describe testing capabilities (both for
design verification and production):

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% of Total

Jun-08

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Supplier Profile - Fittings

Main products:
Name of products

spare capacity

Annual volume (qty)

Typical manufacturing processes:

Notes

What is your current lead time?

Material:
Material

Annual Tonnage

Raw Material Sources & annual quantity

Material
Annual Quantity
e.g. in tonnage

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Annual John Deere Tonnage

Sources

Usage

Updated:

Jun-08

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Updated:

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Supplier Profile - Hydr. Pumps and Motors

Typles of pumps/motors
pumps / motors, gear
pumps / motors, vane
pumps / motors, piston, open loop
pumps / motors, piston, closed loop

Principle products:

Annual volume (qty)

1. Capacity Utilization (list type and size range of pumps/motors):

Displacement Pressure Rating Pressure Rating
(cc)
(max)
(continuous)

Pump/Motor Type

Yes

Special capabilities for noise reduction

Rated Speed
(rpm)

Sales ($)

Capacity (% of
Total)

No

if yes, please explain

2. Foreign customers or countries you export pumps/motors to(list first five in order of decreasing sales in each)
Company/Country

Pump/Motor Type(s)

Annual Sales
(Millions $)

Quality PPM

3. Process Capabilities (List major pump/motor components and describe level of production)
Manufacture(Y Purchase(Yes/N
Component
es/No)
o)

4. What is your current lead time (Prototypes/Production)?

5. Facility (Dedicated to pump/motor production)
Total Number of employees:
Manufacturing Engineers:
Design Engineers:
Quality Engineers:
Number of Shifts:
Total Area for Cylinder Production:
Total Covered Area:

6. Markets You Provide Pumps/Motors to

Yes/No
Automotive
Agricultural Equipment
Industrial Equipment
Recreational/Sporting Products
Lawn and Grounds Care
Aerospace
Consumer Products
7. Testing Capabilities
Describe testing capabilities (both
for design verification and
production):

8. Painting Capabilities
Describe painting capabilities:

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% of Total

Describe Capabilities

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Supplier Profile - Hydr. Valves

Principle products:

Types of Hydraulic Valves

Annual volume (qty)
Spool valves, Monoblock (directional control)
Spool Valves, Sectional (directional control)
Cartridge Valves - directional control
- pressure or flow control
mechanically operated
electrically on / off
electrically proportional
Manifold with cartridge valves
Brake valves
Steering valves

1. Capacity Utilization (list type and size range of valves):

Valve Type

Typical flow
(l/min, gpm)

Pressure Rating Pressure

(max)
Rating
(continuo
us)

Sales ($)

Capacity (% of
Total)

2. Foreign customers or countries you export valves to(list first five in order of decreasing sales in each)
Company/Country

valve Type(s)

Annual Sales
(Millions $) Quality PPM

3. Process Capabilities (List major valve components and describe level of production)
Manufacture(Ye Purchase(Yes/N
Component
s/No)
o)

4. What is your current lead time (Prototypes/Production)?

5. Facility (Dedicated to valve production)
Total Number of employees:
Manufacturing Engineers:
Design Engineers:
Quality Engineers:
Number of Shifts:
Total Area for Cylinder Production:
Total Covered Area:

6. Markets You Provide valves to

Yes/No
Automotive
Agricultural Equipment
Industrial Equipment
Recreational/Sporting Products
Lawn and Grounds Care
Aerospace
Consumer Products
7. Testing Capabilities
Describe testing capabilities (both for
design verification and production):

8. Painting Capabilities
Describe painting capabilities:

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% of Total

Describe Capabilities

Jun-08

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Supplier Profile - HVAC

HVAC MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES

IN-HOUSE CAPABILITIES

FUNCTION

SPECIAL
MANUFACTURIN
G OR
PROCESSING
PURCHAS EQUIPMENT (BE
IN-HOUSE ED
SPECIFIC)

Compressor
Condenser
Receiver Dryer
Evaporator Core
Heater Core
Low/High Pressure Switch
Thermostat Switch
Expansion Valve
A/C Lines (Soft)
A/C Lines (Hard)
Hoses (drain)
Heater Hoses
Water Valve
Blowers
Wire Harness
Controls (switches)
Cables
Air Filters
Louvers
Injection Molded Parts

TEST EQUIPMENT

OUT OF
IN HOUSE HOUSE

SPECIFIC
EQUIPMENT

System capacity
Air Flow
Cold Room
Humidity
Vibration
Environmental
Motor and Electrical (list all)
Leak Tests
Filter Tests
Pressurization
Noise
Operator Controls
Warm Room
Wind Tunnel
Reference Standards
ASAE 525

Agricultural Cabs Environmental Air Quality

Nov-97
DTW 1046

Tube and Hose Fittings, Air Conditioner Refrigerant

DTW 1179

Air Conditioner Refrigerant Component Cleanliness

EEC 86/415

Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden
equipment - Symbols for operator controls and other displays

ISO 3767-1

Tractors, Machinery for Agriculture and Forestry, Powered Lawn and

Garden Equipment - Symbols for Operator Controls and Other
Displays - Part 1: Common Symbols

ISO 14269

Tractors and self-propelled machines for agriculture and forestry

Operator enclosure environment.

JDM-H25

Guidelines for Identification of Plastic Materials & Marking of Plastic

Parts for Recycling

JDQ 53.2

Environmental Design & Testing of Electronic & Electrical Components

JDS-D50

Design Guidelines for Electrical Wire Routing

JDS-G138

Symbols for Operator Controls and Displays on John

Deere Equipment

JDS-G153

Wiring Harnesses

JDS-G169

Cleanliness Classifications of Parts, Assemblies, and Fluids

SAE J638

Motor Vehicle Heater Test Procedure

Apr-93
SAE J1012

Operator Enclosure Pressurization System Test Procedure

SAE J1344

Marking of Plastic Parts

SAE J1362

Graphic Symbols for Operator Controls and Displays on Off-Road

Self-Propelled Work Machines

SAE J1503

Performance Test for Air Conditioned, Heated, and Ventilated Off- Road
Self-Propelled Work Machines

SAE J1535
Aug-96
SAE J2064
Jun-93

Performance Test for Windshield Defrosting Systems

for Off-Road, Self-Propelled Work Machines
R134a Refrigerant Automotive Air Conditioning Hose

Updated:

VAC

ILITIES

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

Jun-08

ner Refrigerant

nt Cleanliness

nd forestry, powered lawn and garden

ntrols and other displays

nd Forestry, Powered Lawn and

erator Controls and Other

for agriculture and forestry

Materials & Marking of Plastic

ectronic & Electrical Components

isplays on John

Assemblies, and Fluids

ystem Test Procedure

ols and Displays on Off-Road

, Heated, and Ventilated Off- Road

rosting Systems

nditioning Hose

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Supplier Profile - Knives

Principle products:

Name of products

Typical manufacturing processes:

What is your current lead time?

Material:

Raw Material Sources

& annual quantity

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Material

Annual Tonnage

Material

Annual Quantity
e.g. in tonnage

Updated:

Jun-08

Knives
Annual volume (qty)

Annual Joh Deere Tonnage

Sources

Usage

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Supplier Profile - Steel Machining (machined steel barstock, tubing, forgings, etc.)
Capacity/ Material:

Material

Annual Tonnage

Annual JD Tonnage

Weight range

Processes:
OD
type
CNC lathes

features

Barfeed
Chuck

machine manufacturer

quantity

min

max

live tooling
sub-spindles
multi-function
sub-spindles
multi-function
live tooling
OD

# spindles

machine manufacturer

quantity

min

max

Screw machines
OD
features
Verticle turning lathe

machine manufacturer

quantity

min

machine manufacturer

quantity

min

machine manufacturer

quantity

max

live tooling
OD
features

Verticle machining center

pallet changer
pallet size

Horizontal machining center

Secondary operations
Sawing?
Cylindrical Grinding?
Centerless Grinding?
Surface Grinding?
Drilling?
Tapping?
Broaching?
Hobbing?
Washing?
Heat Treatment?
Induction Hardening?
Welding?
Automatic Welding?
Robotic Welding?
Painting?
Class A Painting?
Assembly?
Plating?
Deburring?
Spline Rolling?
Threading?
Packaging?
Fixturing?
Flame cutting?
Plasma?
Laser?
Marking?
Tool Grinding?
Waterjet?
Balancer?
Honing?
Bar Coding?

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Internal
Internal
Internal
Internal

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Supplier Profile - Plastics & Composites

What is your current new part lead time?
What is your current existing part lead time?
Provide full costs disclosure upon request?
Plastic Process Capability

Yes

Note: Full disclosure requires completion of John Deere Quote Form

No

# of Machines

Plant Location(s)
Machine Range
(tonnage, shot size, Total Open
cross-section, etc) Capacity %

Injection Mold
Rotational Mold
Blow Mold
Reaction Injection Mold (RIM)
Thermoform
Compression Mold
Resin Transfer Molding (RTM)
Hand Layup, Spray Up, etc., (FRP)
Other: Describe

Molding Equipment

Machine
Size

Age

Manufacturer

Description

List specific machine information.

Add lines if necessary.

Top 10 Resins in Production:

Resin Type and Grade

Resin
Manufacturer

Resin Country of
Origin

Total Annual Resin Useage (Lbs.)

Secondary Operations Capabilities
Painting (In-House)
Painting (Third Party)
Pad Printing
Hot Stamping
Welding
Finishing Operations (describe)
Assembly
Other (describe)

Yes

No

If Yes Provide Additional Description

Other Molding Capabilities

Two Shot Mold
Soft-Touch
In-Mold Decorating/Graphics
Over Molding
Gas Assist
Co-Injection
Insert Molding
Other (describe)

Yes

No

If Yes Provide Additional Description

Other Eng/Mfg Capabilities

Yes
No
Mold Tool Design
In-House Mold Tool Manufacturing
Secondary Tooling Design
Secondary Tooling Manufacturing
Project Management Skills
Testing Capabilities
Measuring (CMM capability)
Prototype Capabilities
Molded Part Design
Other (Describe)
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If Yes Provide Additional Description

Annual Useage Lbs

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Supplier Profile - Rubber Parts

Processes
Molding
Extrusion + vulcanisation
punching / cutting
Others:

Process availability

Max. part size Max part weight

What is your current lead time?

Parts families
Damping elements (incl rubber-Metal parts)
Molded hoses
Extruded hoses
Flat material (cut) (like seals, curtains, ...)
Miscellaneous

Material:

Raw Material Sources

& annual quantity

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Material

Annual Tonnag Annual Joh Deere Tonnage

Material

Annual Quantit Sources

e.g. in tonnage

Updated:

er Parts
Comment

nual Joh Deere Tonnage

Usage

Jun-08

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Supplier Profile - Sheet metal

Product Information:
Principal Products
Productname:

Manufacturing process:
Stamping
Weldings
Bendings
Tube bending
Deep drawn
Assembly
Painting
.................

raw materials used for JD

Material

Annual volume(qty):

Estimated annual volume()

Notes / etc tonage / machine brand / capacity

large
large

small
small

Annual volume(qty):

potential synergies through combined sourcing

Material
Annual volume(qty):

Estimated annual volume()

source

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Updated:

Enough capacity for

large series ?

machine brand / capacity

Jun-08

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Supplier Profile - Springs

Product Information:
Principal Products
Productname:

Annual volume(qty):

Estimated annual volume()

Manufacturing process:

Notes

large
large

small
small

.................

raw materials used for JD

Material

Annual volume(qty):

potential synergies through combined sourcing

Material
Annual volume(qty):

Estimated annual volume()

source

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Updated:

Enough capacity
for large series ?

Jun-08

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Supplier Profile - Toolings

1. Tools made for :
Sheet Metal
Plastic Moulding
Injection Moulding
Aluminium Casting
Casting Patterns

2. Design Software used :

Pro-E
IGES/STEP
CATIA
UNIGRAPHIC
AUTO CAD
MAGMA
DELCAM
DIE EDIFICE

3. Machining Facilities :
Machining Centers HMC
VMC
CNC Machines
EDM

Make

Model

4. Heat Treatment :

In-House

Out-sourced

5. Customers :

Domestic

% Business

6. Installed Capacity / available :

7. Delivery Time :

Capacity

Overseas

% Business

8. Quality System :

ISO 9000

QS 9000

TS 16949

Other

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