What is a factory audit?

A factory audit is an assessment procedure realized by an auditor to determine if a supplier or vendor is a qualified business partner and if there are some potential risks which will appear during the furture collaboration. A factory audit will not only focus on the equipment and production capacity but also the way how the factory organizes the production, ensures the product or service quality, and manages the work team, etc.

For most clients who want to start a partership with a totally “unknown” supplier, carrying out an audit before the final decision becomes more and  more regular.  Especially, for some transnational enterprises or international brands, realizing a comprehensive factory audit and even an ethical audit is now the  precondition of official contract.

On one hand, the factory audit could help the client to establish the collaboration confidence with the supplier, on the other hand, this diagnostic process could also help the client to know clearly the weak points of supplier and even avoid some big potential risks.

During the operation, the auditor will verify carefully all the important points which are in the check list and also the additional special points concerned by the client. After the visit, one audit report will be prepared according to the facts discovered by the auditor.  Our audit report will contain not only an audit questionnaire with photos, but also the videos taken during the operation and the comments based on the professional observation of auditor.