Factory Audit Checklist

• Supplier Name

• Product Category

• Location

• Conducted on

• Prepared by

General Information

• Date established

• Total annual sales

• No. of Employees

• No. of Quality Control Employees

• No. of Operators

• No. of Machines

Quality Control

• What is the company's quality policy?

• Do they have testing facilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the supplier conduct inward material inspection?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• How does the company ensure the quality standards for their finished goods?

Supplier Capacity

• Does the supplier have single or multiple sources for their raw material

• Are major raw materials imported or domestically sourced

• Which country are they imported from?

• Raw material lead time

Maintenance

• Is equipment failure down time calculated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there checklists for maintenance? Do they seem to be followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Visual Control

• Is the number of pieces per labor hour displayed on a wall, and tracked day-by-day?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the amount of scrapped material displayed on a wall, and tracked day-by-day?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Degree of "Lean-ness"

• Can you see a lot of inventory kept before production and kept between each production step?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Production

• Before a new product is launched, are some jigs/tools prepared by the engineering department?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is pre-production inventory well organized?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is work-in-process inventory stored in a predictable way, or do people need to look around to find what they need?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the production a continuous flow?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a kanban system? (very good)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a list of approved subcontractors, who can take over part of the job? For which process steps?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a power generator?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is equipment failure downtime calculated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there checklists for maintenance? Do they seem to be followed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the proportion of on-time shipments displayed on a wall, and updated at least weekly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the time to make one piece, from start to finish, displayed on a wall, and updated daily?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Compliance

• Are there enough fire extinguishers (in workshops, dormitories)? Are they accessible, and up to date?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there enough emergency exits? Is it possible to lock them? Are they used as storage areas?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do workers have appropriate personal protective equipment (gloves, masks, glasses, safety boots)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there enough first-aid kits? Are they available and full?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does production generate a lot of waste? Is this waste treated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the factory invested in energy-efficient equipment?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Summary of Findings

• General organization in the factory

  Good

  Average

  Bad

• Working environment (light, noise..)

  Good

  Average

  Bad

• Motivation of top management

  Good

  Average

  Bad

• Ease of mutual understanding

  Good

  Average

  Bad

• Can they make our product?

  Yes

  Probably

  No

• Do they have enough capacity?

  Yes

  Probably

  No

• Do they already sell to our country?

  Yes

  Probably

  No

• Do they understand our standards?

  Yes

  Probably

  No

Completion

• Full Name and Signature of Inspector/QC Manager

  Sign