Factory Audit Types
1. Capacity Audit
Evaluates whether the factory can meet the buyer's production requirements:
- •Machine list & condition
- •Capacity calculation
- •Line layout
- •Workflow
- •Staffing & technicians
- •Daily & monthly output
- •Bottleneck analysis
- •Subcontracting ratio
- •Sampling capability
- •Warehouse turnover efficiency
2. Quality Management Audit
Checks whether the factory has stable quality control system:
- •IQC / IPQC / FQC / OQC system
- •Testing equipment status
- •Measurement tool calibration
- •Quality records (defect rate, CAPA)
- •SOP documentation
3. Social Compliance Audit
Support Pre-Audit of SA8000 / BSCI / SMETA
- •Working hours
- •Overtime records
- •Fire safety
- •Environmental safety
- •Payroll records
- •Dormitory & canteen
4. Supply Chain Risk Assessment
Suitable for high-requirement scenarios for European & American & Mexican buyers:
- •Operational stability
- •Compliance status
- •Financial risks (public information)
- •Supply-chain dependency
- •Single supplier risk points
Audit Process
1
Client provides factory information
2
Audit standard confirmed (client template acceptable)
3
On-site opening meeting
4
Factory tour & production line assessment
5
Capacity calculation
6
Documentation review
7
Staff interviews
8
Photo evidence
9
On-site summary
10
Final audit report within 3–5 days
Audit Checklist
Capacity Section (Core)
- •Equipment quantity
- •Equipment utilization rate
- •Actual production capacity
- •Peak period capacity planning
- •Production bottlenecks
Quality Section
- •IQC / IPQC / OQC processes
- •Defect rate management
- •Internal factory sampling methods
- •Defective goods handling area layout
Management Section
- •Organizational structure
- •Factory certifications
- •Employee training records
- •On-site 5S implementation
Audit Report Deliverable Content
50–120 photos
Overall audit scoring
Capacity evaluation (key section)
Risk analysis
Machine list
Workflow chart
Improvement suggestions
PDF report
Ideal for
Europe, Mexico, LATAM, USA, Canada buyers.