Another part y that is external to the organization that enters into a contract to contribute to the planning, design, transition, delivery or improvement of a service, service component or process
Note 1 to entry: External suppliers include designated lead suppliers but not their sub-contracted suppliers.
Note 2 to entry: If the organization in the scope of the SMS is part of a larger organization, the other part y is external to the larger organization.
External supplier
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