SECOND-PARTY AUDITS
Quality Systems Audit Services
SQC Consulting Group offers supplier audit services for ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001, IATFn16949, ISO 13485, FDA cGMP etc.
Quality is an important part of the supply chain, whether checking quality as raw materials and parts enter the factory, quality inspections during the manufacturing process, or quality checks before goods are shipped to the customer.
The quality of raw materials and parts used in manufacturing makes a difference to the finished products sold to customers. By ensuring that purchased materials and parts are of a specific quality as defined by development, manufacturing, or quality departments, your purchasing department helps to maintain the quality of finished goods.
Critical suppliers must be “controlled” to ensure these subcontractors’ processes meet relevant standards and regulations. This is a requirement of the ISO 9000 series, cGMPs, and other standards, as well as simply good business.
What is a Second Party Audit
Second Party Audits involve evaluating suppliers and partners to ensure they meet your organization’s specific quality and compliance standards. Unlike internal audits, second party audits provide an external check, helping businesses maintain quality control, minimize supply chain risks, and ensure consistency across all partnerships.
Build a strong Second-Party supplier audit program with help from SQC!
Our experienced consultants will verify that your suppliers are meeting requirements. Additionally, we can work with you to create a supplier development program that supports your suppliers’ corrective action and process improvement efforts.
Manage your suppliers with greater confidence:
- Identify strengths, weaknesses, nonconformities, and opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure your suppliers consistently comply with the requirements specified in supplier agreements as well as any relevant standards or regulations.
- Increase operational efficiency and save money.
- Improve organizational processes and quality at the root (supplier) level, to avoid addressing the same issues multiple times.
Second-Party Audits Benefits
With Second-Party supply chain audits from SQC Consulting Group:
- Validate the strength of your supply chain against requirements
- Assure that suppliers’ goods and services are compliant with all requirements
- Minimize the risk of product failures, product recalls, and other compliance issues
- Performance benchmarking
- Cost reduction and improved margins
- Reduce the risk of your company’s liability with documented safety standards
- Protect the reputation of your organization!
Steps in a Second-Party Audit
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Customer develops a strategy for supply chain audits
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SQC provides a proposal to conduct Second-Party audits, outlining the process and cost
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Audits carried are out and reported
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Customer reviews the audit reports and determines follow-up action
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SQC follows-up per Customer requirements and works with the Supplier to improve
Secure Quality and Compliance with Second Party Audits
Ensure your suppliers meet the highest quality standards with SQC’s second party audit services. Strengthen your supply chain, reduce risks, and improve supplier relationships with tailored audit solutions from our experienced team.
Ready to audit your suppliers? Contact us today to schedule your second party audit.