21 February 2018

Top 3 Audit Services your Business needs Right Away

How can you assure your supplier is trustworthy or the factory’s potentialities are up to the mark? Hiring appropriate audit services can help you in more ways than one. From standardizing the workflow of the suppliers to evaluating the tentative risks of your business purchases, these three audit services can help your business go an extra mile.

  1. First Assessment Audit (FAA)

This evaluation process is Quality Control service offered for a day just before ordering the purchases from a supplier. The inspectors monitor the supplier’s site and prepare an assessment of their performance. This assessment is crucial to your business as it bridges the gap between the source business and the suppliers and assures quality products. The assessment is based on the documentation like certificates and licenses of the suppliers.

How it works

The team of inspectors starts by visiting the suppliers and provides a first-hand report on the quality of work.The team also checks the factory details and other relevant credentials including the organization chart, production status and capacity, Human Resource management, working conditions, and other relevant details required to get a clear picture of the supplier credibility.

  1. Full Monitoring Audit (FMA)

This is another important production monitoring process which does a complete evaluation by conducting a two-day audit at the production site. A professional inspector or a team reconnoiter the site to ensure their deliverables matches your business requirements. This audit involves a comprehensive monitoring process to help you learn about the suppliers more closely. This is crucial to keep a close tab on the suppliers and prevent any discrepancy from their end.

How it works

Other than what is conducted in the FAA, there are other responsibilities involved in this procedure. This includes factory equipment testing, administration management, regular purchasing practices, storage, final inspection & testing, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), environmental supervision, and many others.      

  1. Social Audit

A lot of suppliers still don’t go by the book and advocates exploitation and other malpractices. Here comes Social Audit in the picture. They conduct an extensive social audit and let you know whether your supplier is meeting the regularized standards required for social accountability.

How it works

A professional inspector or a team reaches the site and vets the site. They check out if the supplier practices child labor, forced labor, and similar illegal praxis. They also monitor the health and safety standards, disciplinary practices, operational hours, employee and labor fee structure of the factory to ensure the source business is not joining hands with an unauthorized supplier.

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