TECHNICAL AUDITS
Kappa Assessment started with technical audits since early 2000’ in China and Southeast Asia for mass market retailers with regular challenges in terms of deliverables.
Technical Audits are meant to assess the capabilities of your suppliers or potential suppliers.
Our Technical Audit covers the basic:
- Factory profile
- Quality Management System
- Regulation awareness and control
- Resource management
- Stock management
- Incoming material inspection
- Production processes before assembly
- Assembly stage
- Packing stage and quality control processes before shipment
- Measurement and analysis
- Specific instructions from the client
- Traceability check
- Random carton opening for verification check
The report summarize the findings and provide an action plan with corrective action. Progress on corrective actions can be measured through follow-up audits, desktop reviews, and phone calls.
The purpose is to act on the ground, in contact with production and grade over all appraisal of the supplier from the perspective of our standard tools and preparedness level of the quality assurance system of the supplier.
Technical Audits help importers to evaluate suppliers to make informed decisions and act on the ground to improve the quality of products to come.