Supplier Audits and Assessments
Supplier qualification and capability audits
Know whether a Turkish supplier can make your product, at your volume and quality, before you place the first order.
01What the service involves
A supplier qualification audit evaluates whether a potential supplier is technically and organisationally capable of meeting your requirements. QUALITAS TR assesses the facility, machinery and its condition, process capability for your key characteristics, capacity and loading, measuring equipment, quality management system, sub-supplier control, staff competence, financial and organisational stability indicators visible on site, and export experience.
The audit is product specific. We bring your drawings or part family to the audit and look at how the supplier would actually make it: which machines, which operations would be subcontracted, how critical characteristics would be controlled.
02Why buyers need it
Sourcing decisions are often based on quotations, websites and certificates. The real constraints, such as an overloaded machine, an outsourced heat treatment with no control, or a measuring room without suitable equipment, are only visible on site.
A capability audit before award costs far less than a failed industrialisation.
03Typical applications
- New supplier selection for castings, forgings, machining and fabrication
- Dual sourcing and nearshoring projects
- Supplier panel rationalisation
- Supplier approval for regulated industries
- Due diligence before long term agreements
- Verification of sourcing agent recommendations
04Methodology
Brief
Your part family, volumes, key characteristics and approval criteria agreed.
Pre-assessment
Questionnaire, certificates and machine list reviewed before the visit.
On-site audit
Facility tour, process walk, equipment and measurement review, interviews.
Scoring
Capability and system scored with a risk rating per area.
Recommendation
Approve, approve with conditions or not approve, with conditions listed.
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.
05Applicable standards and references
Audits are conducted following the principles of ISO 19011. Questions are typically structured on ISO 9001 and supplemented by process specific requirements such as VDA 6.3 for automotive or ISO 3834 for welding fabricators.
06Deliverables
- Audit report with scored checklist
- Capability summary for your part family
- Photographs of key equipment and areas
- Risk rating and conditions for approval
- Recommended inspection level for first orders
07Customer benefits
- Fewer sourcing failures
- Objective comparison of candidate suppliers
- Conditions defined before award
- Realistic expectations on capability
- Lower industrialisation risk
08How QUALITAS TR supports you
Our familiarity with Turkish industrial regions and supplier networks helps us ask the right questions quickly, including about the sub-suppliers that actually perform special processes.
Frequently asked questions
How long does a qualification audit take?
Typically one day on site for a medium sized supplier, plus preparation and reporting. Complex or multi-site suppliers may need two days.
Can you compare several candidate suppliers?
Yes. Using the same checklist and scoring across candidates gives a direct comparison for your sourcing decision.