Quality Audits & Assessments

Effectively manage risk with global onsite and remote audits.

Get the commodity expertise where you need it to oversee product, process, and system audits. We have already supported our clients and their suppliers globally with onsite resources in the following 25 countries: USA, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, China, India, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and expanding.

Our team of degreed, experienced, trained, and certified auditors will conduct audits & assessments per client and/or standard requirements. Audits & Assessments can be conducted onsite and/or remote.

Types of Onsite or Remote Audits & Assessments

Audits

Supplier quality audits
Safe launch plan (SLP) audits
System audits (VDA6.3, ISO, AS, IATF16949 and many more)
Traceability audits (CQI-28)
CQI audits
On-source inspections
Product and process audits
Pre-launch readiness
Production readiness audits
Quality improvement & developmental audits
Facility compliance audits (EHS and others)
Surveillance, certification, and follow-up audits

Assessments

New supplier assessments
Risk assessments
Capacity planning & assessments
Supplier training

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Global Presence

And Expanding…

Industries

Automotive
Aerospace
Locomotive
Medical
Defense
Energy
Consumer Applications & Others

Commodities

Mechanical
Electrical
Electronics
Mechatronics
Sheet metal / Stampings

Injection molded Plastics
Die casting
Machining
Forging
Rubber

Glass/Chemicals
Composites & Others
Assemblies
Hydraulics
Furniture
Lighting

4 Phase Audit Process

Phase 1
Inputs Required
- Facility/supplier details
- Scope of audit
- Product information
- Process information
- Quality concern history
Phase 2
Preparation of Audit
- Defining skills required
- Assigning auditor
- Audit scheduling
- Evaluation of supplier self-assessment
- Define supplier stakeholders to support audit
Phase 3
Execution of Onsite Audit
- Opening meeting with supplier team
- Department wise audit
- Auditing the process
- Documenting the findings
- Discuss the findings & categorizing (Minor, Major , OFI’s)
- Action plan with target dates for closing the findings
Phase 4
Post Audit Activities
- Initial audit summary report
- Review findings/gaps
- Follow-up with supplier for evidence and closure of action items
- Re-visit or re-audit, if required
- Final audit closure report
- Weekly audit status

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4 Phase Audit Process

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Phase 1

Inputs Required
Facility/supplier details

Scope of audit

Product information

Process information

Quality concern history
Phase 2

Preparation of Audit
Defining skills required

Assigning auditor

Audit scheduling

Evaluation of supplier self-assessment

Define supplier stakeholders to support audit
Phase 3

Execution of Onsite Audit
Opening meeting with supplier team

Department wise audit

Auditing the process

Documenting the findings

Discuss the findings & categorizing (Minor, Major , OFI’s)

Action plan with target dates for closing the findings
Phase 4

Post Audit Activities
Initial audit summary report

Review findings/gaps

Follow-up with supplier for evidence and closure of action items

Re-visit or re-audit, if required

Final audit closure report

Weekly audit status

Audit Management with Empower QLM

Software

Automate audit requests, approvals, selections, and reporting.

Use Empower QLM secure cloud-based software to automate workflows for all steps of any audit. Oversee onsite and remote audit requirements in compliance with quality standards.

Manage audits and suppliers across the entire supply chain with real-time updates.
Use our template-based architecture to customize/create audits as needed.
The necessary audit tools to stay compliant with industry-specific quality standards.
Establish a feedback loop for audit planning, preparation, conducting, reporting, and results.
Visibility over all global quality programs across plants in one place.

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