Title Page
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Site conducted
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Supplier Name
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Supplier Number
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Location / Adress - Write the adress in the note field
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Audit Date
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Date and Result of last Audit at Supplier
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Audit Reason(s)
- Quality Performance
- Follow up audit
- New Product Development
- Change Control
- Frequent Supplier audit (Yearly, bi-yearly etc.)
- Based on Risk and criticality on product and process (single source, ATEX, PED. etc)
- New Supplier assessment - DCS
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Lead Auditor / Prepared by
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Audit Team Members
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Supplier Representatives - Auditees
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Supplier Quality System Certification
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Danfoss Part/Product/code number including revision - including process(es)/technology(ies) audited at Supplier
Audit Sumary
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General Comments - Possible content can include: Details about audit reasons, evtl. Agenda (audit scope), Supplier specific information, Audit general comments and observations
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Strong Areas observed during Audit
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Risk Areas/Improvement Areas
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Timing for improvement plan
Questionaire
1. Generic Requirements - incl. Quality Management System topics, Supplier Quality Manual
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Has the supplier signed up on Danfoss.com for the Supplier Quality Manual automatic notification about changes made by Danfoss? and does the supplier accept and live up to the requirements?!
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Are internal audits performed and are the results evaluated and used for improvement? Are findings closed without undue delay?
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Management Commitment - Does supplier management show active commitment to quality and improvement? <br>- Quality Objectives <br>- Management Review<br>-> improvement actions Status and Follow up
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Quality Management System Structure and suitability<br>- Procedures<br>- Document control<br>- Others
2. Design and Development Change Control, Product Specification, Project Management - APQP
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Is a Design and development process established, implemented and maintained to ensure subsequent provision of products and services? - e.g. APQP<br>- The organization shall ensure that design and development outputs:<br>a) meet the input requirements;<br>b) are adequate for the subsequent processes for the provision of products and services;<br>c) include or reference monitoring and measuring requirements, as appropriate, and acceptance criteria;<br>d) specify the characteristics of the products and services that are essential for their intended purpose and their safe and proper provision.<br>The organization shall retain documented information on design and development outputs.
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Is change control in place for all contract-, part- and process-specific documents
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Are Special characteristics marked in all applicable cascaded quality planning documents
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Are all serial parts approved by Danfoss?
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Are all needed standards available and all customer specific requirements known?
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Project management
3. Purchased products and services Incl.: Supplier Management, Control of incoming goods
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Are Suppliers approved through a formal process, is there a suppliers performance-monitoring and development process established
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Is a process in place to approve purchased goods? <br>- PPAP or similar
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Are supplier processes audited? <br>- What is the audit trigger<br>- Planning<br>- Records
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Is the quality of incoming material ensured by incoming inspection or other means?
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Is there ensured a clear status for all incoming material in warehouse<br>- marking (non-conforming, status of inspection, etc.)<br>- area<br>- clean and organised.
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Deployment of Danfoss Supplier Quality Manual requirements to next Tier Supplier level! (especially important on CMO or semi finished parts)
4. Production Process - Product and process specifications, Planning, Product and process monitoring, 5S, Maintenance
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Is process well-defined and documented by e.g. flowcharts or operational routing?
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Are Setup instruction, operator instructions, workmanship standards (SOP's) available for at least critical processes?<br>- Does initiating documents and/or operator instructions communicate all relevant information for process-setup and information about the product including specifications.<br>- Is there a good linkage between initiating documentation on process and product (As well with the product version)
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Is a PFMEA prepared and is it following the defined process flow (PFD)?<br>- Are the risks properly scored (against defined scoring e.g. AIAG ref.)<br>- Are actions defined and progress ensured<br>- Are Special Characteristics identified<br>- Is the FMEA reviewed and Updated
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Are manufacturing process KPIs/Targets defined? (e.g. PPM, Yield, ScrapRate)<br>- Is the process capable<br>- Is the performance regularly reviewed by appropriate statistical methodology<br>- Are actions taken and follow up ensured. (documentation, status and progress)
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Product/process records / data analyzed in order to identify opportunity for improvement?
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Has error-proofing, Automation&Robotics and/or other means and methods been implemented where appropriate?
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Is Preventive and predictive maintenance ensured?<br>- Are procedures implemented for availability, identification and maintenance of tooling/fixtures?<br>- Are procedures implemented for preventive maintenance of process- and test equipment?<br>- Is the lifetime of tools, machinery and production equipment controlled and are preventive actions implemented?
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Logistics - components and Production planning<br>- Is there a formalized process for receiving and processing Customers orders?<br>- What is the process for production and components planning? Forecast, Capacity vs. Load.
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Are workstations clean and orderly? 5S implemented?
5. Process Control, Material flow, traceability, identification and status
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Are in-process controls defined in a control plan or by similar means, and are inspections carried out according to e.g. control plan?<br>- Are the controls identified in FMEA incorporated in the Control Plan?<br>- Are Special Characteristics Identified and statistically controlled (SPC or 100% inspection)
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How is line-clearance implemented -> how is it ensured that two similar productions are not mixed up. (one order system)
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Is a procedure for first-off inspection implemented and are results documented?<br>Does the control plan include quantity, frequency, traceability, reaction plan and specification details? Are first off and last off inspections in place (mandatory requirement)?
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Are machine/process settings identified, documented and controlled?
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Is product identification and inspection status maintained through all stages of production, assembly, and delivery (e.g. by labelling, color-coding, accompanying documents)?
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Is a process sign-off/final inspection implemented and are records traceable and readily available?
6. Inspection and Testing - Calibration
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Is inspection and test equipment individually identified and listed and is the status clear(by identifier or system)?
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Is inspection and test equipment handled, managed and stored in conditions avoiding damage, deterioration or other impact resulting in out of calibration condition?
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Has all inspection and/or test equipment been calibrated according to traceable references/standards and are results formally documented and approved? <br>- approval and review is also required on visual aids/references available for attributive inspection.<br>- Is the validation of previous results ensured while measuring equipment is deviating from standard? - what actions are initiated if an equipment is found out of calibration condition?<br>
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Has MSA been performed? -> minimum measurement equipment used for special characteristics or on Special customer requirement need a valid MSA?
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7. Competence and Training
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Do operator interviews indicate familiarity with parts and processes?
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Is the responsibility and authority of the the process and product quality ensured in the Line?<br>- are operators / employees <br>- does operators/employees have an awareness of their impact to quality<br>- can operators relate to the meaningfulness of their work/activities
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Are procedures for operator and supervisor training implemented and are records available?
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Have employees received relevant training/courses and is documentation available?<br>- Is training done by operation or by technology?
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Is a competence matrix used to identify skilled and minor skilled personal? Is matrix used also for development of competences and personal?
8. Non-Conformities management -> Product and Process
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Is a process in place for recording of process deviations?
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Is a process in place for the identification, handling and recording of nonconforming products?<br>- relevant for nonconformity handling of Customer, internal and supplier related non-conformities!
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Is a process in place for handling and recording of nonconformities and complaints in a timely manner? <br>- Are corrective and preventive actions planned, documented, implemented, verified
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Are problem-solving methods/models deployed (e.g. 8-D, six sigma)?
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Is there a process in place to ensure control of reworked and conditionally accepted parts/processes?
9. CoC Light - Health, Safety and Environment
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Has the supplier provided the employees with Personal protection Equipment (PPE) and are they used?<br>- PPE includes goggles, glasses, gloves, earplug, boots, and protective clothing it shall be available and used at factory cost.
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Work safety established in all means, to protect workers from beeing harmed?<br>- emergency stops and shields<br>- electrical installations<br>- height, hot, and narrow /confined conditions<br>- Lifting<br>- Chemical exposure<br>- Safety during Maintenance - Including LOTO - Lock out Tag out
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Factory emergency deployment <br>- eg. Fire Fighting equipment, emergency exits, 1st aid Kit, <br>Free for access, clearly marked, available and maintained?
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Environmental work place conditions in all aspects - light, ventilation, temperature, etc.
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Management of chemicals and hazardous material - Storage, disposal, Danfoss Negative list