Global SREA

(Supplier Request for Engineering Approval)

Cascade Training for:
STA, Design Engineering, Plant (PVT) Engineering, Buyers,
Suppliers for Production and Service

January 2019
 Table of Contents
Learning Objective Page
1. What is a Supplier Request for Engineering Approval (SREA)? 3
2. Why do we have the SREA process? 4
3. What is the risk of not following the SREA process? 5
4. Where and when is the SREA process applicable? 6
5. Understand the SREA process steps 7
a. Production Components - Manufacturing Process and Site Location Changes 8
b. Production Components - Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a temporary engineering specification 26
c. Service-Unique Components - Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process and Site/Location Change 35
6. Understand the linkage of SREA to Resourcing 49
7. Sub-Tier Supplier Submission Approval Path 51
8. Be able to locate the SREA materials 54
9. Know where the SREA records are kept 55
10. Know who to contact if you have questions 56

At The End Of The SREA Training, You Should Be Familiar With What Is An SREA, Know
When To Use An SREA, And Know Where SREAs Are Submitted For Approvals.
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1. What is a Supplier Request for Engineering Approval?
An SREA is an external Supplier Request to obtain Ford approval for a plan to
implement proposed external supplier-initiated changes.

• For Production SREAs, Engineering, Plant PVT, and STA approvals are required.

• For Service SREAs, Engineering, STA, and Buyer approvals are required.

NOTE:
SREA approval does not indicate an approval to ship production parts/product, PSW
(Part Submission Warrant) approval per PPAP and any Ford-specified functional trials
are required prior to shipping production parts/product.

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2. Why do we have the SREA process?
• To prevent external supplier-initiated changes adversely affecting our product quality
or manufacturing operations.

• PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) requires notification to Ford of all supplier-
initiated changes to the supplier manufacturing process, site or part.

• The SREA is the communication tool used by Ford Motor Company to meet the
external supplier-initiated change notification requirement of PPAP.

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3. What is the risk of not following the SREA process?
Risk to Ford
• Changes made without Ford review have the potential to impact vehicle system operation, part
quality and Ford plant processes
• Changes that are not detected by Ford can impact vehicle customer satisfaction and tarnish
the brand image
• Changes can result in unanticipated repair, replacement, quality cost
• Negative impact on part quality, supply chain and the end customer
Risk to suppliers
• Field warranty or Ford plant containment costs
• Lost production and reinstatement of prior process
• Loss of future business
• Loss of customer satisfaction
• Negative impact to the Manufacturing Site Assessment (MSA) Score

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4. Where and when is the SREA process applicable?
Where?

• Globally applicable
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific and Africa
When?
• When an external supplier needs to make a permanent change to a production
manufacturing process, site/location or part design after PPAP approval

• OR when an external supplier needs to make any change to a service-unique

part/product or process after PPAP approval.

Note: an SREA is not required when the change is approved by another Ford
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5. Understand the SREA process steps
Types of supplier-initiated changes where SREAs are used:

Production Components
• Supplier Manufacturing Process and site/location change

• Part/product design change or request to ship parts/product made to a temporary

engineering specification, where the supplier does not have access to WERS or
equivalent

Service-Unique Components
• Part/product design, manufacturing, process and site/location changes. Additional
details can be found in Section II (IV) of the Global SREA Process.

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Components
MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND SITE/LOCATION CHANGES
Any supplier-initiated changes to the original PPAP approved process affecting:
• Site construction affecting process or process flow
• Part/product Processing
• Equipment changes or equivalent replacement
• Process flow
• Moving of tooling or equipment within the same facility
• Sub-supplier changes affecting sub-supplier site location, processing, process flow or materials
• Material changes within the existing design specification*
• Material source changes
• Addition of tooling for increased capacity
• Change of special characteristics
• Manufacturing Total Value Management (TVM) cost changes not impacting WERS
• Changes to Enterprise (ERP) or Materials Management (MRP) systems impacting manufacturing
processes

Contact the STA Engineer if the proposed process or site change is not listed above.
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Manufacturing Process and Site Location Changes

Process Flow for Proposed

Changes to Tier 1/Sub-tier
Manufacturing Processes or
Note: the SREA form for a
Location of Non-Ford Directed manufacturing process change
Sub-tier Supplier Sites is submitted via the eSREA
application, available through
https://web.srea.ford.com/

High Risk:
Low Risk:
Non-Q1, Inverted
Q1, not Safety /
Delta (▼) / Safety /
Regulatory
Regulatory

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Manufacturing Process and Site Location Changes

Process Flow for Proposed

Changes to Tier 1/Sub-tier
Manufacturing Processes or
Location of Non-Ford Directed
Sub-tier Supplier Sites

High Risk:
Low Risk:
Non-Q1, Inverted
Q1, not Safety /
Delta (▼) / Safety /
Regulatory
Regulatory

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Manufacturing Process and Site Location Changes

0
Do any of the following apply?
- Process changes initiated by Ford
- Changes involving part piece cost
- Changes to Tier 1 location
- Changes to Ford Directed Sub-Tier
location
- Changes to Ford part design (either
supplier or Ford design responsible) Yes –
- Changes impacting part homologation / STOP and
certification Changes already approved DO NOT
by Ford submit
SREA

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YES from
step 0

If any of the previous conditions listed exist, STOP and DO NOT

submit an eSREA.
See document regarding Tier 1 or Ford Directed sub-tier site
moves.

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Manufacturing Process and Site Location Changes

NO from
step 0
New
process
step
1
If proposed change is appropriate for an eSREA submission (see
step 0), hold a planning meeting between all approving
stakeholders, including PVT / Plant PD Resident and (optional)
the buyer to obtain concurrence to proceed with the SREA
submission. Attach meeting minutes to the eSREA

To step 2

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Manufacturing Process and Site Location Changes

From step 1

2
Supplier completes and submits eSREA form including a
description of the change, including:
a) Present condition,
b) Proposed (changed) condition and
c) Justification / rationale for change

To step 3

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From step 2

Not Acceptable,
return to step 2

3
STA Engineer reviews eSREA
submission for completeness and
accuracy. If not acceptable, returns to
supplier for update

SREA Submission
complete and
accurate
To step 4

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Manufacturing Process and Site Location Changes

From step 3

High Risk 4 Low Risk

Non-Q1, Q1 and Non safety/
regulatory or either Non Q1 Q1 and not
Inverted Delta
or safety/regulatory safety /
(▼) / Safety /
regulatory
Regulatory

To step H5 To step L5

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Manufacturing Process and Site Location Changes
From step 4
HIGH RISK

H5
STA Engineer Approval

H6
If manufacturing process specialist approval is required, obtain
approval

H7
STA Supervisor Approval

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From step H6
HIGH RISK
H8
PD D&R Engineer selects PD Resident approvers, then approves

H9
PD D&R Materials Engineer approval (if required)

H10
PD D&R supervisor / manager approval

To Vehicle To Powertrain
Plants Plants
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HIGH RISK From step
To Vehicle H10 To Powertrain
Plants Plants

H11
PD D&R Chief Functional Engineer
approval

H12
Product Development Plant
Resident, including Functional Trial
planning (all affected plants)

Notification of approval to
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LOW RISK
From step 4

L5
STA Engineer Approval

L6
If manufacturing process specialist approval is required, obtain
approval

To step L7

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LOW RISK From step L6

L7
PD D&R Engineer selects PD Resident approvers, then approves

L8
PD D&R Materials Engineer approval (if required)

L9
PD D&R supervisor / manager approval

To Vehicle and
Powertrain
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LOW RISK
From step L9

L10
Product Development Plant Resident, including Functional Trial
planning (all affected plants)

Notification of approval to
Supplier, approvers, and buyer

Note: the PD D&R engineer may return the SREA submission to the supplier for update
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End of SREA Process

(after SREA)
After approval of SREA (potentially approved with conditions):
• Supplier implements proposed process change or non-Ford directed
sub-tier site move per the approved implementation plan.
• Completes required PPAP (PSW) submission and obtains approval
prior to functional trial.
• Approved or Waived Functional Trial is required prior to production
shipment of parts.
• Note: PTO may use Form 3018 to document functional trial approval
• (Ford personnel only) Guidance regarding planning of functional
trials is available through FAP03-109

Key point: PPAP approval is not part of the eSREA application

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5 a) Understand the SREA process steps – Production Components
Manufacturing process change
High Risk Inverted delta (▼) parts or parts from Non-Q1 supplier sites
Parts to Powertrain Plants Parts to Vehicle Operations Plants

STA Approvals

STA Site Engineer and STA Site Supervisor

Manufacturing Process Specialist approval is required where a complex change is being proposed for a manufacturing process,
(Manufacturing Process Specialists are identified in the SREA system). . The Site STA engineer validates if a specialist is/is not needed
and the correct Manufacturing Process Specialist is selected.
Product Development Engineering Approvals
Component Engineer (for all regions) except: Design and Release Engineer and Supervision (for all regions)
AP: LVEA/ RCE Component Engineer except: AP Regional Engineer and Engineering Manager
Chief Functional Engineer (for all regions) except:
Component Supervisor (for all regions)
AP: CPE Chief Program Engineer
Materials Engineering approval is required where the change impacts a material, but the Ford engineering specification is not changed

Product Development Plant Resident Approvals

Resident Engineer for all affected Ford plants (for all regions)
PVT Manager for all affected Ford plants (for all regions)
except: AP: LVT Manager Note; systems engineering approval, if
except: AP: LVT Manager
required, is managed through the PD Resident at each plant
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5 a) Understand the SREA process steps – Production Components
Manufacturing process change
Low Risk Non inverted delta parts from Q1 supplier sites
Parts to Powertrain Plants Parts to Vehicle Operations Plants

STA Approvals

STA Site Engineer

Manufacturing Process Specialist approval is required where a complex change is being proposed for a manufacturing process,
(Manufacturing Process Specialists are identified in the SREA system). . The Site STA engineer validates if a specialist is/is not needed
and the correct Manufacturing Process Specialist is selected.
Product Development Engineering Approvals
Component Engineer (for all regions) except: Design and Release Engineer and Supervision (for all regions)
AP: LVEA/ RCE Component Engineer except: AP Regional Engineer and Engineering Manager
Component Supervisor (for all regions) except:
Not Required
AP: not required
Materials Engineering approval is required where the change impacts a material, but the Ford engineering specification is not changed

Product Development Plant Resident Approvals

Resident Engineer for all affected Ford plants (for all regions)
PVT Manager for all affected Ford plants (for all regions)
except: AP: LVT Manager Note; systems engineering approval, if
except: AP: LVT Manager
required, is managed through the PD Resident at each plant
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5 B) Understand The SREA Process Steps – Production Components
Design Changes Or Requests To Ship Parts/Product Made To A
Temporary Engineering Specification
Production Components

• Part/product design change or request to ship parts/product made to a temporary engineering

specification where the supplier does not have access to WERS or equivalent

Key point: the eSREA application is not used to submit proposed design changes or to request
Alerts

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Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a
temporary engineering specification
DESIGN CHANGES
Any supplier-initiated change affecting:
• Part/product specifications
• Part/product cost
• Appearance, quality, or performance of end-item characteristics
• Compliance with government regulations
• Function, fit or appearance of component/subsystem/system within a total vehicle system
• Interchangeability of end items
• Serviceability of the part/product
• Subsystem Design Specifications, Worldwide Standards and Specifications
• Vehicle Assembly Plant operations
• Warranty and reliability

REQUEST TO SHIP PARTS/PRODUCT MADE TO A TEMPORARY ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION

• Part/product temporarily made using unapproved manufacturing process or site/location (at Tier 1 or sub-supplier)
• Temporary emergency change to the part/product or manufacturing process or site/location
• Part/product temporarily not meeting Ford specifications

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Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a
temporary engineering specification

Where a supplier does not have access to WERS

or equivalent, the SREA is used to submit:
• Supplier-initiated design changes
• Requests to ship production parts/product
made to a temporary engineering specification

Note: Both situations are described by the process

flow at right

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Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a
temporary engineering specification

1
Yes (to step W1)
Is Supplier WERS capable?

No (to step D1)

1 -- Does the supplier have access to WERS (Worldwide Engineering Release System) or an
equivalent design release system?
Yes -- an SREA is not required and the Supplier follows steps W1 and 5.
No -- the Supplier communicates the request to Ford PD Engineering, using the SREA by
following steps D1 through D4 and 5.
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Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a
temporary engineering specification

W1
SREA NOT REQUIRED
From step 1
Supplier initiates change request via WERS or
equivalent:
• WERS Concern for design changes
• WERS Alert for temporary NON-CONFORMING
parts

To step 5

W1 -- Where the supplier has access to WERS (or equivalent design release system), the
supplier initiates the Concern or Alert directly into WERS or equivalent design release
system. An SREA is not required.

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Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a
temporary engineering specification

From step 1

D1

Supplier completes SREA paper

form and supporting material,
submits to Ford D&R Engineer
To step D2

D1 -- Where the supplier is submitting a proposed design change or request to

ship parts/product made to a temporary engineering specification and the
supplier does not have access to WERS or equivalent design release system,
the supplier completes the SREA form (Form 1638).

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Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a
temporary engineering specification

D2
Not Feasible – back
D&R Engineer reviews
to D1 for Supplier
SREA resubmission

Feasible (to step D3)

D2 -- The D&R (Design and Release) Engineer reviews the supplier-

initiated design change or the part/product made to a temporary engineering
specification submission for completeness and feasibility prior to entering in
WERS or equivalent design release system.

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Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a
temporary engineering specification
From step D2
D3
Ford D&R Engineer initiates design change or non conforming
part shipping authorization request via WERS or equivalent. The
SREA form is no longer required.

D4
Ford D&R Engineer obtains approval and provides to the Supplier:
• An authorized and released design record for a supplier-initiated
design change
• OR a temporary authorization (WERS Alert or equivalent) for
non conforming parts
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Design changes or Requests to ship parts/product made to a
temporary engineering specification

From step D4

5
For a supplier-initiated design change, the
supplier completes the required PPAP
(PSW) submission.

Note: PTO uses Form 3018 to document functional trial approval; PVT at
the VO plants may use page 3 of the SREA form to document functional
trial planning and approval
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5 c) Understand the SREA process steps – Service-Unique Components
Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process And Site/Location Change

Service-Unique Components

Supplier part design, manufacturing process and site/location change for service-unique parts.

Key point: Service has a different eSREA application but it is still available through
https://web.srea.ford.com/main.asp

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Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process And Site/Location Change
DEFINITION -- FCSD Service-Unique parts/product:
• Past model parts/product no longer used in production or for Original Equipment warranty repairs, but still
produced for service
• Parts/product released by FCSD and not common with production parts/product (i.e. remanufactured
components, service chemical, etc.)

WHEN IS AN SREA REQUIRED FOR FCSD?

• In warranty/Out of Production
• Out of Warranty/Out of Production
• Service Unique In Warranty

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SERVICE-UNIQUE CHANGES REQUIRING AN SREA
SUBMISSION
• Material changes or substitution resulting from obsolete or
• Site location
prohibited material revisions
• Site construction affecting process or process flow
• Worn tooling dimensional, and tolerance change approval
• Part/product Processing
• Request to produce part/product to meet last run samples-- as a
• Equipment changes or equivalent replacement
result of:
• Process flow changes
– Loss of Check Fixtures
• Sub-supplier changes affecting site location, processing,
– Loss of Tools
process flow or materials
– Loss of Master Sample parts/product
• Material changes within the existing design specification*
– WERS Design Record not up to date due changes made
• Material source changes
with no record, changes made with incomplete record,
• Addition of tooling for increased capacity or tooling
changes made with inaccurate record
refurbishment
– Drawing not up to date for all of the above
• Tool Storage Location Change
– No Drawing
• Change of special characteristics
– No WERS Design Record
• Change components of an assembly due to availability issues
(obsolete, not currently available, tooling down, etc.)
• Ship without a component of an assembly due to availability
issues Note: Contact the FCSD (Ford Customer Service
• Change the content of a kit due to availability issues Division) STA Engineer if the service-unique process or
• Substitute essentially identical final assemblies site change does not appear above.
• Expand to coverage of one part/product and drop another for
complexity reduction
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New
process
flowchart

New flow chart has process for

FCSD Supplier, STA, Ford
Engineer / Supervisor, and
FCSD Buyer

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FCSD Supplier Flowchart

START

Determine if SREA is required

Determine SREA type

Training References:
-eSREA
https://web.srea.ford.com/main.asp
-Paper SREA

To next step
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FCSD Supplier Flowchart

Complete SREA & supporting
documentation (i.e. PV
test plan/results, timing plan)

Submit completed SREA

to appropriate Ford FCSD STA Submission
(Look up STA from SIM to FCSD STA
Website)

Make necessary SREA did not meet

updates and requirements, STA
provides direction to
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supplier
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Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process And Site/Location Change

FCSD STA Flowchart From FCSD Supplier

Submission

Receives SREA submission by

supplier.

Reviews Change Implementation

Plan section for completeness and
accuracy

Reviews remainder of SREA and

adds any comments/remarks
regarding PPAP, refers to the
supplier s service level in SIM

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Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process And Site/Location Change

FCSD STA Flowchart From previous step

No SREA meets all Yes

requirements?

Provide direction Approves SREA

to supplier

Sends to
Supplier makes Engineer for
necessary review and
updates and approval
resubmit
* From FCSD Supplier
To Ford Engineer /
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Supervisor Flowchart
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Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process And Site/Location Change

FCSD Engineer / From FCSD STA Approval

Supervisor Flowchart
Engineer reviews SREA and enter
any comments/ remarks (i.e. test
requirements/waivers)

No SREA meets all Yes

requirements?

SREA Rejected Send to Engineering Supervisor for

approval

End
To next step
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FCSD Engineer / From previous step

Supervisor Flowchart
Supervisor reviews SREA and
enters any comments/remarks

No SREA Yes
acceptable?

SREA Rejected To next step

End

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Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process And Site/Location Change

FCSD Engineer / From previous step

Supervisor Flowchart

Inverted No To FCSD
delta? Buyer

Yes

Send to Engineering Manager for

approval

Manager reviews SREA and enters

any comments/remarks

To next step
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FCSD Engineer / From Engineering Supervisor

Supervisor Flowchart

No SREA Yes
acceptable?

SREA Rejected To FCSD

Buyer

End

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Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process And Site/Location Change

FCSD Buyer Flowchart From FCSD

Engineering Approval

Receives SREA submission

Reviews SREA and enters any

comments/remarks

No SREA Yes
acceptable?

SREA Rejected Approves SREA

End End
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Supplier Part Design, Manufacturing Process And Site/Location
Change Approvals
Approvals Required for Service-unique SREAs
Inverted delta (▼) parts or parts from Non-inverted delta parts from Q1 supplier
Non-Q1 supplier sites sites
STA
FCSD STA Engineer
Engineering
FCSD Engineer

FCSD Engineering Supervisor

FCSD Engineering Manager

Buyer
FCSD Buyer
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The supplier manufacturing process and site/location change

process (site change steps highlighted at right) indicate:
• The SREA is not used to approve tier 1 or Ford directed sub-tier
site changes
• The SREA is used to document the supplier-initiated proposed
site/location change and communicate that proposal to Ford
• This site/location change proposal and is submitted by the
supplier to the Ford buyer
• The buyer uses the SREA as input to the Ford Resourcing
process
• The buyer obtains and communicates approval for the
site/location change through the Ford Resourcing process
• Note: For service unique parts, Ford does allow a Tier 1 to use
the SREA process for site/location changes

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S1 S3

Supplier proposes to move parts Buyer completes all necessary

from one tier 1 location to another forms per the Ford Resourcing
Tier 1 location or to move Process (PP2.1.3), disposes of the
components from one Ford SREA form and obtains Resourcing
Directed Tier 2 to another Tier 2 site Approval

S2 S4

Supplier completes paper SREA Buyer notifies Tier 1 supplier (and

form describing the proposed site Ford Directed Tier 2 if applicable) of
move (Tier 1 or Directed Tier 2). Resourcing approval
Supplier submits the paper form to
the buyer with a copy to the STA
engineer
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 7. Sub-Tier Supplier Submission Approval Path
Approval Path Where the Sub-tier Supplier is not Ford Directed

SREA or
Equivalent SREA
Required
Sub-Tier Supplier
Sub-Tier Supplier –
change submissions Sub-tier Supplier
Any Tier (not Ford Tier 1 PPAP (PSW)
require approvals Ford implements change
Directed) needs to approval of approval, and
through the supply approval of plan and completes
implement a the SREA or functional trial if
chain before SREA validations required
change, including a equivalent specified by Ford
submission to the by Tier 1
site move
Tier 1

“Tier N-1,
“Tier N”
N-2, etc”

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Approval Path Where the Sub-tier Supplier is Ford Directed (Not a Location Change)

SREA or
Equivalent SREA
Required
Sub-Tier Supplier
Ford Directed Sub-
change submissions Sub-tier Supplier
Tier Supplier – Any Tier 1 PPAP (PSW)
require approvals Ford implements change
Tier needs to approval of approval, and
through the supply approval of plan and completes
implement a the SREA or functional trial if
chain before SREA validations required
change, excluding a equivalent specified by Ford
submission to the by Tier 1
site move
Tier 1

“Tier N-1,
“Tier N”
N-2, etc”

Note: until the eSREA application has the ability to process SREA submissions from Directed Tier 2 suppliers
(including those with Multi Party Agreements), all Ford Directed sub-tier suppliers will need to
submit their process change proposals through the Tier 1. As of publication of this process, the eSREA
application cannot process directly submitted sub-tier supplier SREAs.
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Approval Path Where the Sub-tier Supplier is Ford Directed and the Change is a
Site Location Move
Only front page
SREA or of SREA may
Equivalent be used

Ford directed Sub- Ford Buyer

Tier 1
Tier Supplier obtains approval Sub-tier Supplier
Ford Directed approval of
proposed site for the site move implements site PPAP (PSW)
Sub- Tier the SREA or
location change through the move plan and approval, and
Supplier – Any equivalent for
submissions require Resourcing completes functional trial if
Tier needs to the Ford
approvals through Process. SREA validations specified by
implement a site directed sub-
the supply chain not used to required by Tier 1 Ford
move tier supplier
before submission to approve the site and Ford
site move
the Ford buyer move

“Tier N-1,
“Tier N”
N-2”, etc. Directed sub-tier
site move proposal
submitted to the
Ford buyer (not
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8. Be able to locate the SREA materials

Internal and External location available to suppliers and Ford personnel

Ford Supplier Portal (Covisint) contains the following:

SREA instructions, forms, communications, web based SREA applications, and references on

https://web.qpr.ford.com/sta/SREA.html

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9. Know where the SREA records are kept
FCSD:

The web system maintains transient records and approvals.

Ford production approvers (STA, Engineering, Resident):

The web system maintains transient records and approvals.

Supplier:
Maintains a printed version of the approved SREA as part of the PPAP submission package.

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10. Know who to contact if you have questions.
External (supplier) Questions:

• Submit questions to: [email protected]

• or contact your STA representative (production or service)

eSREA Application Questions:

• Submit questions to: [email protected]

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