Improving Quality Through Supplier Audits

By Sarah Beale, MasterControl

As a school year wraps up students are studying for or have just taken their final exams. For those who pursue a career in quality will face another kind of exam — audits. Supplier audits in particular are important as manufacturers face supply chain issues that force them to seek out new suppliers.

Supplier audits are the cleverly disguised exams of the manufacturing world. Suppliers and manufacturers are held to high quality standards and both must adhere to them to ensure final products are safe and effective. The key to this is a thorough supplier audit in which the supplier and manufacturer work together to improve quality throughout the supply chain.

In this blog we review the elements of supplier audits, the importance of supplier quality assurance, and the importance of quality management.