Supplier Audit Programs

Secure your supply chain by checking your suppliers’ ethical, environmental, social and manufacturing capacities for compliance through QIMA's Supplier Audit Programs.

What is a Supplier Audit Program?

In the scope of a Supplier Audit Program, independent auditors visit your supplier’s manufacturing facilities to analyze their manufacturing capacities, quality management system, structural safety, social compliance or environmental impact. It is the best way to receive a full picture of your supplier’s business and policies, and receive all the information you need to take corrective action, if necessary.

Supplier audits can be conducted to a number of international standards, your in-house policies or QIMA's own Best-in-Class protocol. We can audit your existing suppliers or ones you are contemplating for inclusion into your supply chain.

QIMA offers a range of supplier audit programs to help you engage with capable and ethical suppliers:

Supplier Audit Expertise

Our audit reports are more than a statement of our findings. Each report includes a practical Corrective Action Plan (CAP), with clear objectives and timelines for improvement. We help you keep track of your supplier’s progress and verify their continued compliance or improvement with regular follow-up audits. Meanwhile, you receive access to a wealth of real-time business intelligence on your suppliers, available through our online dashboard and mobile app.

QIMA Supplier Audit Programs aim to help you build long-term relations with your suppliers and achieve continuous improvement. We educate suppliers about your expectations and the audit process with the help of our supplier workshops, held before and during the audit, as well as on an annual basis.

All QIMA auditors are specialists in their field, fully certified and extensively trained in their chosen specialty.

Why Get a Supplier Audit?

  • To identify and hedge against quality, operational, structural, security and ethical risks
  • To verify that your supplier’s quality management system is suitable for your supply chain
  • To get a full picture of your supplier’s sourcing and operational policies
  • To ensure safe and ethical working conditions in your supply chain
  • To comply with statutory requirements for structural safety, ethical compliance, quality management, environmental impact and security
  • To protect your brand image and emphasize good corporate citizenship

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C-TPAT Audit and Compliance
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China’s Changing Social Insurance Regulations: What You Need to Know
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Trade Wars, Brexit, and Global Supply Chains in 2018
Get an exclusive look behind the scenes following a survey to QIMA's database to undercover how the escalating US-China trade stand-off is affecting global supply chains and sourcing strategies halfway into 2018.
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2018 QIMA Sustainability Conference - the Full Report
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Sustainability and Ethics in Supply Chains: Current State and Progress
Sustainability Conference - Michael Bland presented an overview of the current state of sustainability and ethics in global supply chains, highlighting issues specific to individual countries and industries.
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The Importance of Worker Voice in Managing Migrant Labor Modern Slavery Risks
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The Power of Information Disclosure in Greening China’s Supply Chain
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Sustainability and Chemical Management – Practical insights from Fristads Kansas
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Key Compliance Considerations for Brands Sourcing from Small Factories in China
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Invisible Links of Global Supply Chains: Dealing with Unauthorized Subcontracting
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2018 QIMA Global Sourcing Survey
A survey of 250+ companies focusing on popular sourcing, QC and compliance practices, top sourcing challenges and major 2018 trends.
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China’s Environmental Crackdown: is Your Supply Chain Ready?
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Modern Slavery: The Facts
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QIMA Ethical Compliance Conference
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Structural Safety: the Life and Death Question of Your Supply Chain
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The Five Golden Rules to a Successful QC Outsourcing Program
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QIMA Ethical Audits: Compliance, Trends, Procedures and Outcomes
Read about the processes and criteria involved in a successful ethical audit program.
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Meillä on yli 2,000 koulutettua ja pätevää tarkastajaa ja auditoijaa, joiden takaamme olevan millä tahansa tehtaalla 48 tunnin sisällä. Noudatamme tiukkoja työhönottostandardeja ja palkkaamme vain korkeakoulututkinnon suorittaneita. Vähimmäisvaatimuksena on viiden vuoden työkokemus laadunvalvonnassa ja auditoinneissa. Jokainen tarkastaja ja auditoija on kotoisin alueelta, jolla he työskentelevät. Tämä takaa vertaansa vailla olevan asiantuntemuksen paikallisten yritysten käytännöistä.

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