What are the key purposes for conducting audits and how do different types of audits work – or work together? Here, we’ll define different types of audits and explain why they’re important in the grand scheme of manufacturing. Read on for an audits overview!
Social Compliance, Security, Quality, Capability, and Capacity audits offer insight into your manufacturers and supply chain and help you provide the highest and most reliable quality services to your customers. They […]
When it comes to providing quality, where should you start? Here, we’re answering frequently asked questions in the sourcing and product inspections realm that will help you set a solid foundation of the quality basics. Let’s get started.
What is AQL?
‘AQL’ stands for ‘Acceptance Quality Limit’ and represents the quality level that is the worst tolerable in product inspections. Since visual inspection is not 100% reliable, there will be defective products in virtually every production batch. […]
Before selecting a supplier, the factory in which production will take should be evaluated to ensure it meets the buyer’s requirements. A factory audit usually takes place after a group of potential suppliers have been narrowed down to a few serious candidates. Factory audits have two chief goals: to confirm that the factory is capable of delivering the right product in the right amount of time, and to encourage progress over time by identifying areas that need improvement. […]
