Chinese Factory, Full Audit

Chinese Factory Audit

This detailed report provides important business and manufacturing information to enable you to select a qualified manufacturer with confidence. It includes a full examination of the factory's corporate documentation, their assembly and machinery, their quality control processes and their financial information. It is a physical on-site audit of the factory.

Why is a factory audit necessary?

When selecting a Chinese manufacturer, you need accurate information to help determine their suitability. Some Chinese factories are notorious for poor quality, unfair working conditions, child labour and environmental degradation, so it's up to you to know this information prior to entering into any business agreement.  China Blueprint will send a qualified inspector to the factory site to check business documents, machinery, manufacturing processes and people, documenting and photographing this information to provide you with an accurate insight into the factories true production capacity.

What's included?

• A review of the factory's formal business documents; business registration, exporting license, testing certifications, accounting documents;
• A report on the factories operational structure; systems in place, employee breakdown, machinery types, recording processes, quality assurance and systems related certificates, inspection track record;
• Photographic representations: factory entrance, factory production line, machinery, administrative offices, business documents, storage facilities, packing rooms, sampling rooms;
• Charts: factory organizational flow chart, production work flow chart;
• Production information; production line/capacity calculations, daily output checks, information of sensitive points/bottle necks, machinery condition, power supply, transportation;
• Raw materials; supplier and sub-supplier details;
• Sampling; details of sampling capacity; and
• Any client special requests.

Each of these categories is scored out of 5 to assist with determining manufacturing suitability and provide you with a benchmark score with which you can base your decisions on.

How long does it take?

Depending on the location of the factory and the travel time to get there, a full Factory Audit report can be completed and emailed within 48 hours upon commencement. Any questions regarding the findings in the report can be answered through the China Blueprint Sydney office.  If a follow up inspection is required or further tests need to be undertaken, you can choose the same inspector to undertake these activities. 

 How do you order one? 

To order a factory inspection, you need to contact our office and supply us with the factory location. We would also like you to explain to us if there are any specific processes or machinery you require us to identify that are important to your final decision. 

Unlike other inspection companies, China Blueprint assists you with the process from start to finish. We discuss with you the inspection process, important inspection issues that you my not have considered, and how to interpret your inspection report. If the inspection reveals faults or errors we can even assist you with working with the factory to resolve these.