Supplier Quality Audit

 Supplier audits are an evaluation of the processes between different businesses in order to verify compliance of a supplier’s documents, products and processes. These audits are used to identify non conformances in the manufacturing process, engineering change process, invoicing process, quality process, and also the supplier/shipment process.

Our consultants will conduct onsite supplier audits on your behalf to ensure suppliers have the capacity and ability to support your business properly. We’ll check suppliers against a variety of requirements using proven supplier auditing methods.

Supplier audits are a management tool used to validate supplier performance and reduce hazards associated with contract suppliers

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Why have QM Services conduct supplier audits?

• Companies seeking verification of a supplier’s product, process or service.
• Companies struggling with poor or questionable supplier quality and other negative supply aspects.
• Companies with limited resources or not unwilling to rearrange their resources to permit time for conducting supplier audits.
• Companies desiring an integrated audit process aligned with internal objectives and supplier obligations.
• Companies requiring organized supplier audits resulting in value-added results.

Benefits of supplier audit

• Established guidelines and documented controls.
• Increased supplier controls, confidence and satisfaction.
• Increased non-conforming product control.
• The supplier audit will help contract reviews.
• Effective supplier quality management makes customers feel good about their supply base and help land contracts.
• Knowledge can be integrated with deliverance of profit generating opportunities for both organizations.
• Ensure customers will have complete confidence that the company’s products and services will always meet or exceed their needs and expectations.