Supplier Audit – 2nd Party Audit
Quality Management System(QMS), Process/Control Plan & Product Audits
Factory Inspections
QMS Audit
● Focuses on the development, documentation and implementation of the organization-wide QMS to determine its compliance with corporate policies, contractual obligations and regulatory requirements.
● Covers the supplier’s general QMS, production processes & products
● Includes full documentation and on-site audits
● Follows with consulting, coaching, monitoring & verification for nonconformities (NC) corrections & continuous improvements.
Product Audit
● Focuses on specific products the client is purchasing
Process Audit
● Focuses on specific processes designed for the Client’s products
● Typically based on factory’s Control Plan, so also called Control Plan Audit
Factory Inspection
● Simplified Supplier Audit to provide an efficient and cost-effective tool for international buyers to assess a factory’s basic capability in supplying quality goods so the buyers can make sound purchasing decisions.
Factory Inspection vs. Audit:
Factory inspection is different from a standard factory audit which is a comprehensive assessment of the factory’s overall quality management system based on the complete terms of the ISO9001 or IATF16949 standards.
Supplier Audit
Recommended Audit Types & Cycles:
Audit Types
QMS + PROCESS_1
Audit Types
PRODUCT
Audit Types
QMS + PROCESS_2
Audit Types
PRODUCT
Audit Types
QMS + PROCESS_2
Audit Types
PRODUCT
Audit Types
QMS + PROCESS_2
Audit Types
PRODUCT
Audit Types
QMS + PROCESS_2
Remark:
PROCESS_1 = Process Audit relating to products covered by the factory’s certification
PROCESS_2 = Process Audit relating to products the client is purchasing
PRODUCT = Product Audit that focuses on products the client is purchasing
