The named facility
You are told which factory makes your part, what it makes there and which processes it runs. We do not anonymise the plant or pretend the network is our own factory.
Know which factory makes your part.
A sourcing intermediary that hides the factory is asking for trust it has not earned. We name the facility that makes your part and set out the two commercial routes: order through us, or go behind us on agreed terms.
- The factory is named
- Two routes, stated in writing
- Capacity checked before approval
At a glance
- Stage
- Supplier approval and programme governance
- Input
- Part, volume and audit requirement
- Output
- Named facility and agreed route
- Next step
- Audit, order or direct agreement
Why this service exists
There are two different questions behind supplier transparency. The first is who actually makes the part. The second is who carries the responsibility when it goes wrong. An answer to one without the other is not transparency.
Our default is simple: you order through Qumek and we carry the quality and on-time responsibility. We make some parts in house and use partner facilities for the rest. If you want to see the facility, you can audit it under a non-bypass agreement. If you want to buy from it directly, you can, under a procurement fee, and the quality and fulfilment responsibility moves to you.
What transparency covers
Qualification evidence
Before a supplier is approved, we check the machinery, the quality system, the calibration records, the metrology, the material traceability and the spare capacity against your volumes.
The non-bypass route
If you want to audit the facility, we put a non-bypass agreement in place first. It protects the work of finding and developing the supplier while giving you access to the plant.
The direct route
If you want to buy from the factory directly, the terms are a procurement fee on the procured value. The factory relationship and the quality and fulfilment responsibility become yours.
How the decision is made
The commercial route is agreed before the factory is introduced, not after.
01
Name the part and the risk
We confirm the part, the programme and why visibility matters: audit, second source, local content or a customer requirement.
02
Show the facility
We identify the factory, its processes and its role in your part. The qualification evidence is available under the agreed route.
03
Choose the route
Order through Qumek, audit under a non-bypass agreement, or buy direct under a procurement fee. Each route has different responsibility.
04
Record the terms
The chosen route is written into the agreement before production. There is no ambiguity about who answers for the batch.
The two routes
Factory named
Order through Qumek
Yes
Buy direct
Yes
Quality responsibility
Order through Qumek
Qumek
Buy direct
Buyer
Delivery responsibility
Order through Qumek
Qumek
Buy direct
Buyer
Factory audit
Order through Qumek
Under non-bypass agreement
Buy direct
Direct relationship
Commercial
Order through Qumek
Part price under one contract
Buy direct
Procurement fee on procured value
What you send
- The part and the programme volume.
- The reason you need factory visibility.
- The audit or customer requirement you are meeting.
- The route you are considering.
What you get
- The named facility and its role in the part.
- The qualification evidence for the route.
- A written non-bypass or direct-buy agreement.
- A clear statement of who carries quality and delivery.
Limits, stated plainly
- We do not introduce a factory without a route agreed in writing.
- The direct route carries no quality or fulfilment responsibility on our side. That is the trade for going behind us.
- We do not claim a factory we cannot show or a certificate the facility does not hold.
Where it fits
The service is used with these products and the tools that support the drawing.
Questions buyers ask
Will you tell us which factory makes our part?+
Yes. The factory is named as part of the programme. What changes between the routes is who carries the quality and delivery responsibility, not whether you know where the part is made.
Can we visit the factory?+
Yes, under a non-bypass agreement. The agreement protects the work of finding and developing the supplier and sets the terms of the visit before it happens.
Can we buy directly from the factory?+
Yes, under a procurement fee on the procured value. In that route the factory relationship and the quality and fulfilment responsibility become yours; we do not carry them.
How do you qualify a factory?+
Machinery, quality system, calibration records, metrology, material traceability and capacity headroom are checked before approval. The checks are repeated when a programme grows.
Do you make every part yourselves?+
No. We make some parts in house and use partner facilities for the rest. We state that plainly; the value is the qualification, the drawing control and the record, not a claim that every process sits under one roof.
Send the drawing
Email us at contact@qumek.com. We respond within 12 hrs.
Your enquiries are confidential with us and we proceed with manufacturing only after signing a NDA.