Foreword

The development of PAS 7000 was funded by BSI Professional Services Asia Pacific Limited and facilitated by BSI Standards Limited. It was published under licence from The British Standards Institution and came into effect in October 2014.

Acknowledgement is given to the following organizations who were involved in the development of PAS 7000 through nomination of members to the Steering Group:

Achilles Group Limited	UK
Altius Vendor Assessment limited	UK
Astra Zeneca	UK
Brother Industries Ltd	Japan
Builder’s Profile (UK) Ltd	UK
Capita plc	UK
Celgene Corporation	USA
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS)	UK
Dainippon Screen MFG. Co. Ltd	Japan
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)	UK
East Riding of Yorkshire Council	UK
Japan Audit and Certification Organization for Environment and Quality	Japan
Japan Quality Assurance Organization	Japan
London Underground Limited	UK
Metcash Limited	Australia
Onward Kashiyama co. Ltd	Japan
Osaka Izumi Co-operative Society	Japan
PICS Auditing	UK
Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing	Australia
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Risk Management Inc.	Japan
Supply Chain council - Hong Kong	Hong Kong
Toyota Tsusho Corporation	Japan
Vendigital Group	Hong Kong

BSI and the Steering Group greatly appreciate the input from numerous individuals and organizations around the world, participating in the Review Panel during the consultation stage of development of PAS 7000.

Given the strongly international focus of this project, the support provided in the facilitation of meetings and liaison with local experts, by BSI colleagues in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and USA, is gratefully acknowledged.

Publishing information

The British Standards Institution retains ownership and copyright of PAS 7000. BSI Standards Limited as the publisher of the PAS reserves the right to withdraw or amend PAS 7000 on receipt of authoritative advice that it is appropriate to do so. PAS 7000 will be reviewed at intervals not exceeding two years, and any amendments arising from the review will be published as an amended PAS and publicized in Update Standards. PAS 7000 is not to be regarded as a British Standard. It will be withdrawn upon publication of its content in, or as, a British Standard.

Use of this document

It has been assumed in the preparation of PAS 7000 that the execution of its provisions will be entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people for whose use it has been produced.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with PAS 7000 does not in itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

PAS 7000:2014

Supply chain risk management. Supplier prequalification

Current

Published:

31 Oct 2014