Most factory audit failures aren’t technical. They’re organisational. The factory has the capability — but can’t show it. Here’s how to prepare so that capability becomes obvious.
Day-of checklist
- Receive officer at the gate — a senior person, not a security guard
- Quality manual on the desk, current revision, signed
- In-house lab equipment switched on, last-calibrated dates within 6 months
- Last 6 months of QC test records, printed and indexed
- Raw material inward register, traceable to suppliers
- Production records reconciling to the QC records
What officers actually look for
They look for the gap between what the application claims and what the factory does on a normal Tuesday. Discrepancies between the two are the single biggest audit risk.
How BMS supports the audit
- Mock audit 10–15 days before
- On-site consultant on audit day
- Pre-audit reconciliation of application vs floor
- Post-audit query handling on the spot