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Yellow Bouquet: Auditing What is Auditing:

Auditing is the on-site verification activity,
such as inspection or examination, of a pro-
cess or quality system, to ensure compliance to
requirements.
An audit can apply to an entire organization or
might be specific to a function, process, or pro-
duction step. The How and Why of Auditing.

Types of Audits

Internal Audit When someone from the organization
“1st Party Audit” itself will audit a process or set of pro-
cesses in the quality management sys-
tem to ensure it meets the implemented
standard

Suppliers Audit When a company performs an audit of a
“2nd Party Audit” supplier to ensure that they are meeting
the requirements specified in the con-
tract.

When a company has decided get acer-
Certification Audit tification of system (QMS) and hire an
“3rd Party Audit” independent company to perform an au-

dit to verify that the company has suc-
ceeded .

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