Supplier audit

Template Questions

• Auditor (Name and sign)
• Position:
• Auditor information (Mandatory)
• Please add Additional auditors
• General information (Supplied products, structure, financials, capacity etc)
• General Photographs of site and products
• Which certifications does the supplier hold?
• Number of employees:
• Quality contact name
• Position
• Email and phone contact details
• Shift pattern:
• Supplier Details: (Mandatory)
• Notes
• Auditee details (all people involved in the audit)
• Name:
• Picture of Business card (if appropriate)
• Guidance: Look at the quality management systems in place at the supplier. Are such a management syst
• Question 1 (Mandatory)
• Action summary
• Question 2
• Guidance: Look at the last audit report and examine any observations or nonconformities and look at t
• Question 3
• Guidance: Look at a few internal audit reports and examine any observations or nonconformities and lo
• Question 4
• Guidance: What are the communication methods relating to measurement of performance - for example not
• Question 5 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: The system should involve specification verification for every new manufacturing order
• Question 6 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: The system should review and identify changed specifications to ensure they are achievable
• Question 7
• Guidance: The system should review complaints and ensure that appropriate corrective action is taken
• Question 8 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Review a sample of the suppliers corrective actions and check effectiveness of problem-solv
• Question 9
• Guidance: Consider the accuracy and capability of the measuring equipment or test equipment being use
• Question 10 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: When considering the calibration process: is calibration traceable to internationally recog
• Question 11
• Guidance: Statistical techniques might include SPC on the production line, process capability monitor
• Question 12 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: identify whether the supplier is capable of carrying out ISIR and PPAP submissions in accor
• Question 13
• Guidance: How does the supplier maintain their records. Are they secure, accessible, indexed and legi
• Question 14 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Ensure that good document control is applied such as removing obsolete documents from point
• Question 15
• Guidance: Look at how revisions are handled and communicated to ensure operational documents are upda
• Question 16 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Check how running changes are controlled - how is it ensured that engineering issues are fi
• Question 17
• Guidance: For new tooling, check if there are records and measuring/approval forms. Is the process we
• Question 18
• Check the procedures for release product for production - is there a defined quality plan, standard o
• Question 19 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Process flow should be well documented, if not for the individual product, then for general
• Question 20
• Guidance: Has a process FMEA been conducted and has a control plan been developed based on the PFMEA
• Question 21 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Confirm that suitable and sufficient process equipment, test or measuring equipment or tool
• Question 22 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: is there a planned preventive maintenance plan available to ensure that the process equipme
• Question 23 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Check that the the item being supplied is part of the company's core competency or portfoli
• Question 24
• Guidance: Check how their suppliers and subcontractors are approved (including approval criteria, sub
• Question 25 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Have all purchased components, materials and services from sub-suppliers been approved by t
• Question 26
• Guidance: In case of sub-contracting, was the sub-supplier process audited, and does the sub-supplier
• Question 27
• Guidance: How are purchased items or sub-contracted processes validated upon receipt? Look for eviden
• Question 28 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: How are materials (and jigs/fixtures/checking equipment) identified to avoid inadvertant mi
• Question 29
• Guidance: Check that all personnel are suitably and sufficiently trained and certified for their assi
• Question 30
• Guidance: Check that there is an effective identification and traceability system in place from raw m
• Question 31
• Guidance: check first off production acceptance to a clear quality plan, standards operation procedur
• Question 32
• Guidance: Check that appropriate standard operations or work instructions are available for productio
• Question 33 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Check that appropriate inspections are being performed during the production process (both
• Question 34 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Check that the inspection status of the product is clearly identified at all stages of the
• Question 35 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Check to ensure all critical process characteristics are monitored during the process (Such
• Question 36 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Ensure that rejected material and or components are clearly segregated from good production
• Question 37 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Check that there are records and appropriate checks on reworked products and that traceabil
• Question 38 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Check how the process is monitored for effectiveness. How are changes to improve the proces
• Question 39
• Guidance: Check the sample standard for incoming and final inspection, such as sample size and sample
• Question 40
• Guidance: Check the process for verification and control of order intake to ensure that it can be ach
• Question 41
• Guidance: Check that the supplier works on a first in - first out (FIFO) stock rotation system to ens
• Question 42 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: is the supplier using labelling or marking specified by their customer
• Question 43
• Guidance: Check methods of storage of components and finished goods to ensure no damage, contaminatio
• Question 44 (Mandatory)
• Guidance: Check transport and handling methods, both internally and through external transport for su
• Question 45
• Guidance: Ensure that there is a process for recording what batches or serial numbers have been despa
• Question 46
• Guidance: Check that there is a robust health and safety policy, that it is well communicated and tha
• Question 47
• Guidance: Check the machines are properly guarded, that employees are wearing suitable PPE (such as e
• Question 48
• Guidance: Ensure that there are appropriate safety warnings where relevent to identify specific hazar
• Question 49
• Guidance: Look for evidence of housekeeping policies, such as 5s. And look for general good housekeep
• Question 50
• Guidance: Check emergency procedures for both internal and external personnel - check areas such as:
• Question 51
• Guidance: Check that there is a robust environmental policy, that it is well communicated and that em
• Question 52
• Guidance: Look for waste segregation, identification and minimisation policies and containers/signs e
• Question 53
• Guidance: Is a system in place to document/register and fulfill customer specific enviroment related
• Question 54
• Guidance: Is the supplier aware of the environmental (and health and safety) legislation that applies
• Question 55
• A) Quality management Score:
• B) Pre-Production Score:
• C) Purchase score
• D) Production Score:
• E) Logistics score:
• GLOBAL SCORE = (A + B + C + D + E)/5
• F) Health and Safety
• G) Environment
• Supplier rating: (Mandatory)
• Actions
• Action required?