What Is a Quality Audit?

Quality audit is a kind of quality supervision activity carried out in the enterprise system. It refers to the requirements of products, processes and systems in order to meet user requirements. Through independent, fair and systematic assessment, the quality of delivered products is judged and evaluated. Process adaptability and effectiveness of the assessment system, in order to expose problems in a timely manner, improve work, and enhance the quality assurance system's own assurance capabilities within the company's internal supervision activities. It is called "quality diagnosis" in Japan.

Quality audit

A successful quality audit should have the following characteristics:

1. The quality audit is a systematic, independent and planned inspection, verification and evaluation activity carried out from the customer's standpoint, in accordance with certain standards and requirements;

2. It can be carried out by the enterprise itself or by people and organizations outside the enterprise as required, but no matter what form it takes, there must be an independent "third party" direct participation

3. Intervals for quality audits are generally specified in advance; sometimes audits are not performed at prescribed times;

4. Quality audit reports and documents should be expressed quantitatively in digital form as far as possible, or written in summary with qualitative and quantitative data to indicate the trend of quality improvement or change

Quality audits are classified according to the audited objects and can be divided into the following 3 types:

(1)

Audit process factor control: investigation, analysis and evaluation of process factors

The process operation records include the operating process records of the operators, self-inspection records, and inspection records of the inspectors, which should comply with the requirements of relevant documents.

Process audits focus on the analysis of historical information. Should be

Refers to the quality audit activities carried out in order to obtain quality information of the manufactured products. In other words, the physical quality of products that have been checked into the warehouse or entered the circulation area is subject to spot checks and tests to verify whether the products meet the relevant standards and meet the needs of users. It by user

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The contents of quality audit are: (1) leadership and organization of quality management;

(2) Quality function activities and coordination among various departments;

(3) Implementation of various quality management rules and regulations, working procedures and working standards;

(4) Assignment of quality functions and implementation of post quality responsibility system;

(5) Whether the quality documents, archives, and original records are correct and complete;

(6) The operation and coordination of the quality information management system;

(7) The status of the outsourcing, purchase of purchased parts and the provision of products in compliance with relevant regulations;

(8) The situation of personnel training education and equipment installation meeting the quality work requirements;

(9) the formulation and implementation of quality policies, quality objectives and quality plans;

(10) Extent to which the quality of physical objects meets standards and specifications.

Each review is not necessarily exhaustive, but can focus on the main issues for review. Steps of audit: formulate the quality system audit plan; form an audit team; prepare an audit outline; implement the audit; submit an audit report.