ASTM D8477-22
(Practice)Standard Practice for Cannabis or Hemp Supplier Lifecycle Management
Standard Practice for Cannabis or Hemp Supplier Lifecycle Management
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This practice is intended to be used by cannabis or hemp operators, or both, to establish good supplier lifecycle management practices.
4.1.1 Without proper oversight, the quality and reliability of supplied materials, equipment, parts, software, or services can degrade. This can create issues that directly impact the operation's performance and remain undetected until customers experience a problem.
4.1.2 Early identification and mitigation of risks within the supply chain are crucial to controlling costs and minimizing potential impacts on operations, customer experience, and business reputation. In general, costs are reduced when issues are prevented early and upstream in the supply chain.
4.2 This practice applies to the cannabis or hemp horticulture, agriculture, processing, manufacturing, testing, and distribution operators and the many suppliers that provide materials, equipment, parts, software, or services to these operations.
4.3 This practice provides operations and consultants supporting operations with the actions required to implement good supply and supplier management practices.
4.4 Any supply chain operator can use this practice to conduct an internal gap assessment and risk analysis to identify opportunities for improvement.
4.5 Certification bodies can use the standard to develop supplier audit programs.
4.6 Section 5 provides details on the supplier lifecycle management process that includes the following seven activities:
4.6.1 Supply and supplier information management.
4.6.2 Supply identification and specifications.
4.6.3 Supplier options, evaluation, and selection.
4.6.4 Supplier onboarding.
4.6.5 Supplier performance and risk management.
4.6.6 Supplier relationship management.
4.6.7 Supplier offboarding.
4.7 To implement supplier management, follow the process in Sections 5 and 6. Start by applying the principles in this practice to a few supplies and suppliers and work through all of the step...
SCOPE
1.1 This practice provides cannabis or hemp operations, or both, with methods, procedures, responsibilities, and criteria for supplier management practices to reliably receive supplies that meet specifications. Effective supplier management includes clear concise communication and comprehension between departments and business functions, that is, marketing, finance, operations, supply requirement analysis, supplier assessment or audits, supplier selection, backup suppliers, and supply/supplier information management.
1.2 In this practice, the term cannabis can be substituted with the term hemp. This practice applies to industrial hemp operations, CBD operations, and as referred to by several authorities having jurisdiction, licensed marijuana operations.
1.3 This practice provides a process for supplier management in Section 5 and criteria for supplier evaluation in Section 6.
1.4 Nothing in this practice shall preclude observance of federal, state, or local regulations which may be more restrictive or have different requirements.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D8477 − 22
Standard Practice for
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Cannabis or Hemp Supplier Lifecycle Management
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D8477; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This practice provides cannabis or hemp operations, or 2.1 ASTM Standards:
both, with methods, procedures, responsibilities, and criteria D8222 Guide for Establishing a Quality Management Sys-
for supplier management practices to reliably receive supplies tem (QMS) for Consumer Use of Cannabis/Hemp Prod-
that meet specifications. Effective supplier management in- ucts
cludes clear concise communication and comprehension be- D8229 Guide for Corrective Action and Preventive Action
tween departments and business functions, that is, marketing, (CAPA) for the Cannabis Industry
finance, operations, supply requirement analysis, supplier as- D8270 Terminology Relating to Cannabis
sessment or audits, supplier selection, backup suppliers, and D8286 Guide for Processing Cannabis Product Complaints
supply/supplier information management. D8308 Practice for Cannabis/Hemp Operation Compliance
Audits
1.2 In this practice, the term cannabis can be substituted
D8320 Practice for Implementing an Information Security
with the term hemp. This practice applies to industrial hemp
Program in a Cannabis Operation
operations, CBD operations, and as referred to by several
authorities having jurisdiction, licensed marijuana operations.
3. Terminology
1.3 This practice provides a process for supplier manage-
3.1 General—Definitions are in accordance with Terminol-
mentinSection5andcriteriaforsupplierevaluationinSection
ogy D8270 unless otherwise indicated.
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3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.4 Nothing in this practice shall preclude observance of
3.2.1 critical supplies, n—supplies and services provided by
federal, state, or local regulations which may be more restric-
other companies that present an unacceptable level of risk if
tive or have different requirements.
not available in the quantity, quality, or time required.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.2.1.1 Discussion—When applicable, the term critical sup-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
plies includes critical services.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.2.2 operation, n—any entity or individual licensed/
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
permitted by an authority having jurisdiction to grow, process,
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
handle, package, store, distribute, or sell, or combinations
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-
thereof,acannabisplant,itsparts,orproducts,orcombinations
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
thereof.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
3.2.3 operations, n—the active functioning and processing
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
to keep a business running.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. 3.2.4 operator, n—an individual or individuals with the
responsibility to manage an operation.
3.2.5 supplier audit, n—the process of evaluating a suppli-
er’s quality management system and ability to meet the
operation’s supplier requirements.
3.2.6 supplies, n—tangible goods, equipment, material, or
services that are provided by sources external to the operation.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis
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and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D37.02 on Quality Management For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Systems. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2022. Published October 2022. DOI: 10.1520/ Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
D8477-22. the ASTM website.
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