At Asda, it is important that our suppliers know and understand the risks associated with their own operations and supply chains. We encourage suppliers to visit, evaluate and monitor the performance of their facilities, as you are ultimately responsible for their operation. Any location that falls under our transparency requirements can be audited at any time. But first and foremost, Asda will use information from all vendors to identify trends, focus areas, and anomalies for future engagement. This Directive lays down the minimum standards that Asda expects for installations falling within its scope. Asda reserves the right to increase requirements for business units, raw materials or regions subject to the implementation of an initial risk assessment. This may include, but is not limited to: additional self-assessment questionnaire (SAQ) requirements for supply chain levels, industry-specific audits, and additional human rights due diligence. All of these mechanisms help us monitor and assess risks and assess our suppliers` overall compliance with our standards. We focus on data to better understand risks throughout our supply chain. Our goal is to do this in a simplified, efficient and impactful way in order to achieve benefits for customers, employees, our suppliers and their facilities. We use self-assessment questionnaires (QSAs) and third-party audits to assess our suppliers` overall risk in the supply chain. Our program uses the evaluation criteria provided by SEDEX. Suppliers fall into one of three categories: As an Asda supplier, you must actively work to identify and understand the risks associated with your supply chain.
This includes complying with these standards and all applicable laws, regulations and agreements while maintaining the required and appropriate licenses and permits for your industry, region and facility. Protecting the human rights of everyone who contributes to our business – from our employees to the workers in our supply chain – is not only the right thing to do, but also for our future success. We seek partnerships with our suppliers to mitigate risks, promote sanitation and improve standards for workers. Our supplier standards are the cornerstone of our responsible sourcing program and are operated by Asda Stores Limited, including Asda`s private labels and subsidiaries (“Asda”). The Supplier Standards apply to any person who supplies Asda products for resale, as well as to GNFR suppliers or any designated representatives (“Suppliers”). Recently, we have seen an increase in cases where unauthorized third parties impersonate Asda (or Asda colleagues) and claim to purchase products from suppliers on our behalf. We have a dedicated team to answer all your supplier-related questions. Please contact us via the link below and select the appropriate question. All private label suppliers have access to a range of tools and resources to support capacity building and foster demonstrable continuous improvement, including but not limited to: VialSafe DHL VialSafe UN3373 Packaging Solutions The DHL VialSafe Package is a complete packaging system certified to meet the strict requirements of the ICAO/IATA PI650 packaging instructions for safe transport Ipswich Packaging Services Ipswich Packaging is one of the leading suppliers of packaging products for retail and industrial customers in Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and London of its supplier requirements and conformities As a valued supplier of Ottens Flavors, there are implicit customer requirements and requirements that are defined as specifications. To help you, you and Ottens 21 Section 2.3 Label Positioning Page 21 Pre-printed sleeves – If the barcode is pre-printed on the outer case, at least 2 barcodes are required – the supplier is responsible for ensuring that this barcode has been checked to decode at least to Ansi D grade. If the barcode inkjet is printed on the outer case, 2 barcodes are preferred, although 1 may be accepted. Inkjet barcodes must be checked to decode at least ansi class D.
Labeled cases – When the barcode is printed on a label, 2 barcodes per outer shell are preferred (reusable trays only require one label to be positioned at the end of the tray). If you have a practical problem responding to this request, contact ASDA as there may be circumstances where a single label is sufficient. The supplier is responsible for ensuring that these barcodes have been checked to decode at least to Ansi C grade. ONLY THE AGREED TUC CODE SHOULD BE VISIBLE ON THE OUTER CASE. ALL OTHER BARCODES MUST BE REMOVED TO AVOID REJECTION IN THE REPOSITORY. TWO LABELS ARE PREFERABLE, ALTHOUGH ONE IS ACCEPTABLE By switching from paper-based manual transactions to digital EDI transactions, you not only meet Asda`s EDI requirements, but also enjoy the benefits of EDI for your own business. EDI is the first step in automating many of your internal business-to-business processes, eliminating the risk of human error, improving data quality, shortening the business cycle and reducing the overall cost of doing business. 6 Section 1.1 Suitcase size and use Page 6 CASES CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF PRODUCT ARE PROHIBITED. The supplier must ensure that the corrugated case is optimally sized for the contents. Internal partitions should be used for fragile products that are thought to be damaged during distribution.