Any organization which audits a business partner in its supply chain should consult with legal, audit, financial and supply chain professionals to determine the full scope of the audit and a thorough and complete work plan should be created based upon all these professional inputs. After an audit, an audit report should be issued. This audit report should detail incidents of non-compliance with the compliance program and recommendations for improvements. Any reported incidents of non-compliance should reference the basis, such as See more +
Any organization which audits a business partner in its supply chain should consult with legal, audit, financial and supply chain professionals to determine the full scope of the audit and a thorough and complete work plan should be created based upon all these professional inputs. After an audit, an audit report should be issued. This audit report should detail incidents of non-compliance with the compliance program and recommendations for improvements. Any reported incidents of non-compliance should reference the basis, such as contractual clauses, legal requirement or company policies.
Three key takeaways:
Is your supply chain vendor committed to the audit process?
Capture the data, analyze the data, report on the data.
Supply chain audits are no longer cutting edge but are now simply best practices. See less -
