roXtra Audits

An audit is a control instrument designed to detect and eliminate internal non-conformities before they become externally effective. The primary goal of audit management is therefore continuous improvement by finding the causes of errors and deriving potential for improvement from them. A distinction is made between internal and external audits. External audits are 2nd party audits and 3rd party audits, which include supplier and customer aud its for the former and certification audits by an independent organization for the latter. Internal audits, also called 1st party audits, are realized by employees of the own company in the form of a self-audit. Product audits, which ensure compliance with the requirements of individual products, play a particularly important rol...