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| ====== Types of Audits ====== | ====== Types of Audits ====== |
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| | Before we discuss the different "types" of audits, we must first define the "scope" of the audit. |
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| | ^ Internal Audits ^ External Audits ^^ |
| | ^ 1st Party Audits ^ 2nd Party Audits ^ 3rd Party Audits ^ |
| | | | Audits of Suppliers | Audits performed by Certification Bodies (CBs), e.g., ISO 9001, AS 9100 | |
| | | | Audits performed by customers | | |
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| Despite the fact that there are many different types of audits, ISO 9001 & AS9100 registrars and consultants have been singing praises of "Process-based” audits for years. In fact, they've been promoted to the point that //some// ISO 9001 & AS9100 auditors have actually issued (unjustified) nonconformities to companies for having performed “clause/element-based" internal audits rather than the //preferred// "process-based" audits! | Despite the fact that there are many different types of audits, ISO 9001 & AS9100 registrars and consultants have been singing praises of "Process-based” audits for years. In fact, they've been promoted to the point that //some// ISO 9001 & AS9100 auditors have actually issued (unjustified) nonconformities to companies for having performed “clause/element-based" internal audits rather than the //preferred// "process-based" audits! |
