Finished product control and inspection
This part of the audit verifies the quality control process of the factory after production is completed. Although quality control in the production process is essential to identify problems in a timely manner, there are still some quality defects that may be overlooked or appear during the packaging process. This explains the necessity of the finished product quality control process.
Regardless of whether the purchaser entrusts a third party to inspect the goods, the supplier should also conduct random inspections on the finished products. The inspection should include all aspects of the finished product, such as the appearance, function, performance, and packaging of the product.
During the audit process, the third-party auditor will also check the storage conditions of the finished product, and has verified whether the supplier is storing the finished product in an appropriate environment.
Most suppliers have some kind of quality control system for finished products, but they may not be able to use statistically significant sampling to accept and evaluate the quality of finished products. The focus of the field audit checklist is to verify whether the factory has adopted appropriate sampling methods to determine that the products are all qualified before shipment. Such inspection standards should be clear, objective and measurable, otherwise the shipment should be rejected.