Launch Tracker
Action requiredFY2026 new business launches · 3 vendor onboardings delayed·avg 22 days behind target
Vertex Polymers GmbH
Polymer compounds · Tier 2 · DE-Stuttgart
- NDA
- Profile & ERP
- Financial ReviewD&B refresh 4d
- Quality Audit
- PPAP Submission
- Production Release
D&B credit refresh pending 4 days. Vertex's latest financials haven't cleared NN Treasury — every downstream step is paused.
25-day SOP slip puts $4.2M annual revenue and the EVO-12 launch contract milestone at risk. Daimler escalation threshold is 30 days.
- Expedite D&B credit refresh via TreasuryS. Hartwig· Today
- Run Quality Audit in parallel under conditional approvalQE — M. Chen· Nov 22
- Notify Daimler PMO of 25-day forecast slipProgram Mgmt· Nov 20
Open formal recovery plan; notify program management and customer-facing PM.
Executive escalation. Trigger dual-source contingency and prepare customer comms.
Helix Electronics S.A.
Power electronics · Tier 1 · MX-Querétaro
- NDA
- Profile & ERP
- Financial Review
- Quality Audit
- PPAP SubmissionCpk < 1.33 on 2 features
- Production Release
PPAP Level 3 package submitted but Cpk evidence on 2 dimensional features is below 1.33. Supplier is re-running gauge R&R study.
Volvo demands first-article approval 30 days before SOP. A further 6-day slip triggers a contractual penalty clause of $180K.
- On-site SQE visit to validate gauge R&R studyR. Alvarez· Nov 24
- Request interim deviation for 30-piece pilot runQE — Volvo Account· Nov 26
- Stage backup tooling at Querétaro plantManufacturing· Dec 01
Open formal recovery plan; notify program management and customer-facing PM.
Executive escalation. Trigger dual-source contingency and prepare customer comms.
Northridge Precision Machining
CNC machined components · Tier 2 · US-Cleveland
- NDA
- Profile & ERP
- Financial Review
- Quality AuditRescheduled 2x
- PPAP Submission
- Production Release
On-site quality audit scheduled twice and rescheduled by supplier due to auditor travel. ISO 9001 surveillance audit window closing Dec 5.
PACCAR launch readiness review on Jan 10. Any further slip pushes us out of the FY2026 Q3 ramp window — $3.1M deferred to FY2027.
- Lock audit date with supplier ops director (call)K. Patel· Tomorrow
- Pre-clear PPAP template with PACCAR SQ teamProgram Mgmt· Nov 30
Send written status to category manager; assign mitigation owner with due date.
Open formal recovery plan; notify program management and customer-facing PM.