Do you want to make sure your suppliers are reliable and capable before integrating them into your supply chain? In general, audits allow you to assess suppliers, but they sometimes have different goals. For example, some audits focus on evaluating a factory’s quality management system (QMS), while others focus on social or environmental responsibility. Here are seven different types of audits you might consider to help you evaluate your manufacturing partners and limit risk in your supply chain. What are the 7 Types of Factory Audits? 1. Quality Management System Audit Quality management system audits are one of the most undervalued tools for ensuring optimum product quality and on-time delivery. The quality auditors visit the factory to identify the existing and potential risks in the quality management of the supplier though the actual production site visits, key processes, key post observation, interviews with key employees, inspection and verification of important records ...