Supplier Audit Checklists
Evaluate the reliability of suppliers with the help of a mobile inspection app to reduce downtime and increase profitability
Evaluate the reliability of suppliers with the help of a mobile inspection app to reduce downtime and increase profitability
Published November 16th, 2020
A supplier audit is a formalized system of evaluating the reliability and competency of suppliers and vendors to deliver quality service. Auditing suppliers are foundational in establishing strong customer-supplier relationships. Supplier audits aim to assess and promote smooth operations in key business areas such as manufacturing, engineering, invoicing, QA, and shipping.
A supplier audit checklist is used to audit your supplier’s facility, record if the supplier meets the criteria, and evaluate its suitability to be your supplier. The checklist can serve as a guide for the inspector to evaluate the following areas:
A supplier audit checklist is used to audit your supplier’s facility, record if the supplier meets the criteria, and evaluate its suitability to be your supplier. The checklist can serve as a guide for the inspector to evaluate the following areas:
A vendor audit checklist is used to ensure that the vendor’s quality management system (QMS) meets business requirements and standards. This checklist can be used by vendors to document and report any non-compliance to quality standards. It has 99 items and been built to help the inspector to perform the following:
A supplier quality audit checklist can help managers evaluate if the current QMS, context of your organization, operation, quality control, and product improvement complies with the ISO standard. Browse this collection of useful digital templates for suppliers and vendors to prepare for ISO 9001 certification.
Visit this page to download helpful resources to help you conduct quality checks in your business processes and systems used for operation and production.
Performing supplier audits can help businesses determine if their supplier’s current performance meets business operational standards. Here are 4 benefits of auditing your suppliers:
A supplier audit is often considered one of the best first steps toward better supply chain management, improving quality and efficiency right at the source. Generally, supplier audits should be performed at least once a year and as often as required, depending on the risks involved with that specific vendor, or supplier risk profiles.
For example, maintaining the quality of a certain ingredient is crucial to manufacture your product safely. If that raw material from your supplier has been compromised—negatively affecting consumers, product quality, and production process—then you should audit that vendor more frequently.
Auditing suppliers involves an enormous amount of paperwork and documentation to confirm that quality standards are being met. More time is often spent on data-gathering and paperwork instead of focusing on remediating supply chain and vendor issues.
iAuditor by SafetyCulture can replace your paper-based supplier audits with a mobile application and a web platform. Can conduct audits with mobile devices, use voice dictation to take notes, and take photo evidence that automatically attaches into the report.
You can also customize supplier audit forms to suit your specific compliance needs, generate supplier audit reports before leaving the site, and review audits online—anytime, anywhere. Click here to learn more about how the iAuditor Supplier Audit Software can help you implement a risk-based compliance program.
Get started by downloading these supplier audit checklists for your business. All iAuditor templates are fully customizable and you can even create your own—no programming skills required!
A vendor audit checklist is used to ensure that the vendor’s quality management system (QMS) meets business requirements and standards. This checklist can be used by vendors to document and report any non-compliance to quality standards. It has 99 items and been built to help the inspector to perform the following:
A supplier quality audit checklist can help managers evaluate if the current QMS, context of your organization, operation, quality control, and product improvement complies with the ISO standard. Browse this collection of useful digital templates for suppliers and vendors to prepare for ISO 9001 certification.
Visit this page to download helpful resources to help you conduct quality checks in your business processes and systems used for operation and production.
