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2nd PARTY PROCESS AUDITS

We support you to make sure that your business partners deliver the required product and service quality.

In today’s demanding market, your suppliers, affiliates, service and sales partners need to meet your high standards for quality. This is the only way to ensure long-term business success and customer satisfaction.

With 2nd party audits from WECERT you enjoy access to our worldwide network of specialists and experienced engineers. They work together to offer an objective and neutral report of your service and sales suppliers or of your entire supply chain.

Verified supplier competence to ensure quality throughout your supply chain

Our experienced auditors conduct fast and efficient 2nd party audits as part of an effective supplier management system to ensure competence throughout your supply chain. We provide recognized services to help you identify reliable sources when developing new products and support you in searching for alternative suppliers for parts currently in use. We assist you in realizing your cost reduction efforts, investigating quality issues, controlling corrective actions, and performing maintenance audits as part of your rigorous supplier management system.

OUR 2nd PART AUDIT SERVICES COVER:

  • Support when it comes to the development of your own audit standards and criteria catalogues
  • Worldwide performance of on-site audits according to your standards and criteria, including your own affiliates, service partners, sales companies and business partners
  • Professional audit planning and individual, constructive feedback at the end of the audit process
  • Fast and reliable reporting of the audit results
  • Develop an audit plan focused on defined objectives tailored to each supplier
  • Meet with the supplier to discuss audit parameters and answer questions
  • Review file documentation and verify success of any corrective actions of current suppliers
  • Examine process control documents
  • Observe the flow of raw materials and product through the facility
  • Inspect storage areas
  • Ensure a separate and clearly marked holding area for non-compliant product is in place
  • Determine whether the supplier is able to meet quantity and delivery demands
  • Document evidence of non-conformity
  • Prepare and share the audit report
  • Determine timeline for corrective actions, implement preventive action when necessary

OUR 2nd PARTY PROCESS AUDIT

We undertake tailored second party audits in the most efficient way, without compromising on results. 

This may include quality, safety, environmental and social responsibility, as well as contractual performance.

Whether you are launching a new product, seeking new suppliers or looking to assess quality within an existing supply chain, we support you to monitor performance, reduce costs, establish quality and identify areas for possible improvement, supporting your management system in line with international standards.

Benefits for your business

  • Independent auditing from an objective and neutral body
  • Strong support for development of your tailored audit scheme by experienced WECERT quality auditors and manufacturing experts
  • Valuable input for your business planning and success monitoring
  • Cost-efficient auditing all around the world thanks to our worldwide network of auditors

Even gold standard suppliers may experience a quality issue of some sort. An effective supplier audit system aims to prevent any quality issue that might arise from affecting your customer at any time in any way.

With WECERT, you can rely on a reliable partner to make sure that your quality standards are met.