05.01
Supplier Qualification and Capability Audits
Pre-award audits of capability, capacity, equipment, processes and quality system, with a clear approval recommendation.
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Service family 05
Supplier audits and assessments
Before you place the order, know whether the supplier can deliver it. On-site, evidence-based audits of capability, processes and quality systems.
Overview
Certificates show intent. Audits show capability.
An ISO 9001 certificate tells you that a supplier operates a management system. It does not tell you whether the supplier can hold a 0.02 mm position tolerance, weld duplex stainless steel, or deliver 400 castings a month without porosity. Those questions are answered on the shop floor.
QUALITAS TR performs second-party audits on behalf of buyers: supplier qualification and capability audits before sourcing, process and special process audits during industrialisation, and periodic or for-cause audits for existing suppliers. Each audit combines a management system review with a technical process review led by an engineer who understands the process being audited.
Audit programmes follow the principles of ISO 19011 and are scored against a checklist agreed with you, typically based on ISO 9001 and the relevant sector or process requirements such as IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, ISO 3834 or your own supplier quality manual.
Services in this family
Each service page explains scope, methodology, standards and deliverables.
05.02
Manufacturing and Special Process Audits
Process audits of casting, machining, welding, heat treatment, plating and moulding, with VDA 6.3 style evaluation.
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05.03
Quality Management System Audits
Second-party audits of supplier quality management systems against ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100, ISO 13485 or your requirements.
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05.04
Supplier Development
Structured improvement programmes for Turkish suppliers: gap closure, process capability, PPAP readiness and performance monitoring.
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Complete scope of activities
Audit and assessment types available, alone or as part of a supplier management programme.
- Supplier qualification audits
- Supplier capability audits
- Capacity assessments
- Manufacturing process audits
- Quality management system audits
- Product quality audits
- Technical supplier assessments
- Process capability assessments
- Special process audits
- Welding process audits
- Foundry audits
- Machining supplier audits
- Fabrication supplier audits
- Plastic injection supplier audits
- Heat treatment and surface treatment audits
- Supplier performance assessments
- Corrective action verification
- Supplier development
- Second-party audits
- Pre-qualification assessments
- Periodic supplier monitoring
- Environmental and occupational health and safety reviews
Risk decides the depth of control
Audit findings feed a risk ranking that sets inspection frequency and hold points for each supplier.
Risk matrix: severity versus occurrence
A simplified 5 x 5 matrix used to rank supplier and process risks before an inspection plan is set. Select a cell.
Rows: occurrence. Columns: severity.
Higher scores call for stronger controls: hold points, 100% checks or process changes.
How we work
An audit you can base a sourcing decision on
Structured, scored and evidence-based, with a clear recommendation.
Plan
Audit objective, scope, criteria and checklist agreed with you. Supplier documents requested in advance.
Opening and walk
Opening meeting, then a process walk from goods receipt to shipment following an actual order.
Process and system review
Process controls, measurement capability, special processes, traceability, nonconformity handling and CAPA examined with objective evidence.
Scoring
Each question rated against defined criteria. Major and minor findings recorded with evidence and photographs.
Report and follow-up
Report with overall rating, recommendation (approve, approve with conditions, not approve) and verification of corrective actions.
Standards
Frequently referenced
Industries
Where it applies
Connected services
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Frequently asked questions
Are your audits certification audits?
No. They are second-party audits on behalf of the buyer. They do not lead to a certificate. Their purpose is to support your sourcing, approval and development decisions.
Can you audit against our own supplier quality manual?
Yes. We use your manual and checklist, or build a checklist from it, so results are comparable with audits your own team performs elsewhere.