Assessing the Foundation of Supplier Quality
A supplier’s Quality Management System (QMS) forms the backbone of consistent, reliable production. A Quality System Audit evaluates how effectively that system governs planning, control, and continuous improvement across their organization — whether it follows ISO 9001 or your custom requirements.
Unlike third-party certification audits, these are second-party audits performed by or on behalf of you — to verify that suppliers’ systems meet your expectations. They examine management commitment, documentation control, corrective actions, calibration, resource management, and customer-specific processes.
BQCIS delivers comprehensive QMS audits through trained industry experts. Our findings support supplier qualification, risk assessment, and continuous improvement decisions within your global supply network.
Key QMS Audit Activities
Key Benefits of Quality System Audits
Verify Supplier QMS Capability
Confirms that the supplier maintains a robust and traceable quality-management structure aligned with your standards.
Reduce Incoming Defects
Ensures suppliers continuously meet defined product and service requirements, minimizing rework or rejection.
Identify Quality Risks
Detects system weaknesses early — before they translate into production issues or supply-chain disruptions.
Support Supplier Qualification
Provides data-driven evidence to support supplier onboarding, approval, and long-term performance tracking.
Success Story
Second-Party QMS Audit Uncovers Gaps in Supplier Controls
A manufacturer was qualifying a new supplier claiming ISO-aligned practices without formal certification, needing assurance of true system capability.
BQCIS executed a full QMS audit based on ISO 9001 clauses — reviewing document control, calibration, and corrective-action processes to evaluate maturity.
Gaps were found in calibration traceability and root-cause analysis. The supplier implemented corrective measures verified by follow-up audit, strengthening system integrity and qualifying them successfully for production supply.