Supplier audits - more security in the supply chain

Security in supplier networks has become a central key to competitiveness. Supplier audits are an important building block in supplier management. The audits support the implementation of uniform corporate guidelines and create transparency along the entire supply chain. They stabilize your internal processes and sustainably improve the future viability of your company. Supplier management is complex. Depending on the scope and depth of the assessment catalog, a supplier audit can take one day or several weeks. Your decision on the frequency at which a supplier audit is repeated also plays an important role. A supplier audit is not mentioned in the certification rules for IATF 16949 and VDA 6.X, i.e. it does not apply in connection with a certification company. This means that we as DOS are not allowed to offer such an audit and are not allowed to assign an auditor to do so. A supplier audit enables you to simplify the selection and assessment of new or existing suppliers. It also allows you to identify opportunities and risks within your company. With an audit, we not only evaluate the organizational and technical performance of your external suppliers. We also show the degree of fulfillment of agreed processes or rule-specific requirements. A supplier audit enables you to simplify the selection and assessment of new or existing suppliers. It also allows you to identify opportunities and risks within your company. With an audit, we not only evaluate the organizational and technical performance of your external suppliers. We also show the degree of fulfillment of agreed processes or rule-specific requirements. Supplier audits can be divided into process and compliance audits. In a process audit, operational procedures and processes are specifically evaluated. The focus here is on compliance with previously defined processes. In compliance audits, the degree of fulfillment of defined requirements by the supplier is examined.