{"id":106115,"date":"2022-11-23T15:25:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T07:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/?p=106115"},"modified":"2024-09-26T16:31:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T08:31:06","slug":"b-factory-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-factory-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"China Factory Audit | How to Conduct It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"106115\" class=\"elementor elementor-106115\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ee6c70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ee6c70\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e886fcb\" data-id=\"e886fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661d1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"661d1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In practice, many suppliers advertise themselves much better than they actually are. Therefore, only relying on their profiles online to judge whether they can cooperate is not reliable.<\/p><p>You need to conduct a factory audit to help you understand the real situation of the factory, so as to make the final decision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccbecb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccbecb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-995ee0e\" data-id=\"995ee0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aba42d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aba42d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0096454\" data-id=\"0096454\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cd849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77cd849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li><a href=\"#1\">What is Factory Audit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2\">What are the types of factory audit?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3\">What is Checked in the Factory Audit?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4\">What are the benefits of factory audits?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5\">JingSourcing vs Third-party Inspection Company<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e56c392\" data-id=\"e56c392\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-766b335 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"766b335\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b0629c\" data-id=\"4b0629c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4857d35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4857d35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be67d9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be67d9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-054737e\" data-id=\"054737e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd87da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cd87da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"1\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the Factory Audit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4e1b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc4e1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Factory audit means going to the factory for on-site inspection. It checks the actual situation of the factory, evaluates factory qualifications, and whether the factory has the ability to complete your order, to minimize risk in your supply chain.<\/p><p>Usually, you can entrust <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/top-10-inspection-companies-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a third-party inspection company<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/find-china-sourcing-agents-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sourcing company<\/a> to do a factory compliance audit before placing an order to a factory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2db04f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2db04f8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20a0e15\" data-id=\"20a0e15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c4c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"00c4c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8c8f95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8c8f95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9423b5\" data-id=\"f9423b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171a40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"171a40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"2\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the types of factory audit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af0318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af0318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many types of factory audits. Common ones include manufacturing audits, environmental audits, social responsibility audits, safety audits, compliance audits, and financial audits. Usually, when you conduct a factory audit, you have one or several clear main purposes and will focus on certain types of audits.<\/p><p>For example, if you are a green food purchaser, and your product&#8217;s selling points are green, healthy, and pollution-free production, you need to focus on environmental audits, green product compliance audits, and supply chain audits. This way, your products can enter the market more smoothly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d532e6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d532e6c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c61b3ba\" data-id=\"c61b3ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db842c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0db842c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manufacturing Audit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec56e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ec56e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A manufacturing audit refers to an audit of the entire manufacturing process in a factory. The main goal is to assess whether the factory can produce qualified products within the specified time frame. This is the most basic and commonly used type of audit.<\/p><p>The audit content mainly includes:<\/p><ul><li>Checking if the factory&#8217;s production capacity meets standards<\/li><li>Ensuring the production process complies with unified standards<\/li><li>Verifying if there are complete <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-quality-control-vs-quality-assurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quality control<\/a> measures or if the production meets quality standards (quality audit)<\/li><li>Assessing the maintenance and operational efficiency of facilities and equipment<\/li><li>Managing raw materials and inventory<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-quality-control-vs-quality-assurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quality audit<\/a> is the most critical part, often conducted separately. It mainly examines if the factory&#8217;s quality control measures are complete, whether production follows <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-what-is-iso-certification\/#a2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISO 9001 standards<\/a>, product inspection records, and whether the handling and improvement measures for non-conforming products meet standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5d7aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5d7aae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f09a40\" data-id=\"7f09a40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b226c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b226c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Responsibility Audit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c95a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c95a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This type of audit primarily examines whether the factory fulfills its social responsibilities. The audit content includes employee rights, working conditions, workplace safety, and whether the factory complies with labor laws.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39dae17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39dae17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81d504a\" data-id=\"81d504a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eadef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3eadef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Audit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef917a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ef917a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An environmental audit aims to determine whether the factory&#8217;s production activities have a negative impact on the environment. The audit includes the factory&#8217;s waste discharge methods, energy use efficiency, compliance with environmental standards and regulations, and assessment of potential future environmental pollution risks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3bc037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3bc037\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d82d961\" data-id=\"d82d961\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b699a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9b699a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safety Audit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2698582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2698582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The purpose of a safety audit is to ensure that the factory can effectively prevent accidents and disasters, safeguarding the health and safety of employees. The audit content involves the factory&#8217;s safety management system, safety training, safety facilities and equipment (such as fire protection and emergency rescue facilities), and building safety.<\/p><p>Conducting a safety audit can help identify many issues in the factory&#8217;s safety management, thus preventing safety incidents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93469a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93469a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5ee239\" data-id=\"a5ee239\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d299b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8d299b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compliance Audit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbefafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbefafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When your product manufacturing must comply with certain regulations and standards, a compliance audit is necessary. This audit aims to reduce legal and operational risks.<\/p><p>There are various types of compliance audits, such as checking whether the factory complies with national laws and regulations (like labor laws and environmental laws), industry standards (like ISO quality management standards, food safety standards), or international social responsibility standards (like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SA8000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SA8000<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd5f2cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd5f2cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df0ffe1\" data-id=\"df0ffe1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a992fb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a992fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financial Audit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0147cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0147cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes, a financial audit is crucial, as it can help you avoid significant losses.<\/p><p>A financial audit mainly involves checking the factory&#8217;s financial records and reports to confirm the factory&#8217;s debt situation and the authenticity of its income and expenses. For instance, if your supplier is currently experiencing financial difficulties but hasn&#8217;t informed you, you might face various issues later, such as unstable supply, substandard product manufacturing, and delayed deliveries, which are definitely troublesome situations that purchasers want to avoid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-265d535 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"265d535\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-376facf\" data-id=\"376facf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff6c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4ff6c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57760d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57760d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3ddc89\" data-id=\"e3ddc89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f120c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0f120c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the factory audit checklist?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f00e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f00e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The factory audit checklist is essentially the detailed items of a factory audit, with different types of factory audits having different checklist contents.<\/p><p>When we are about to work with a new factory, the commonly used factory audit checklist always includes these three items: basic information about the factory, main products and <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-quality-control-vs-quality-assurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quality assurance<\/a> methods, and main production chain and capacity. Understanding these can help you initially determine whether you want to work with a factory.<\/p><p>Here are the three basic items in the factory audit report.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b4b18a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b4b18a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dec25be\" data-id=\"dec25be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e2cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88e2cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supplier Basic Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209246e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209246e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This mainly includes the factory&#8217;s name, address, scale, equipment and facilities, certificates, conditions of various departments, and safety management information. These details can only be accurately confirmed through an on-site factory audit. Remember, never fully trust a factory&#8217;s self-description online.<\/p><p>For example, in one of our factory audits in China, we went to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shanghai<\/a> to inspect a factory that claimed to produce LED lights. We went there in person and discovered that the factory was actually not a direct <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/p\/b22-china-led-manufacturers\/\">manufacturer of LED lights<\/a> but a trading company. We then conducted an on-site inspection of the real factory in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhongshan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zhongshan<\/a> and found that the actual scale of the factory was not as large as shown in their promotional pictures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907038b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"907038b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factory-audit-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-106268 lazyload\" alt=\"factory audit 1\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27338%27%20height%3D%27253%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20338%20253%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27338%27%20height%3D%273253%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factory-audit-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factory-audit-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factory-audit-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/factory-audit-1.jpg 338w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Panoramic view of the factory in Zhongshan<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a76b05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a76b05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-514201d\" data-id=\"514201d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba4ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ba4ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Products and Quality Assurance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4676733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4676733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The auditor will record the factory&#8217;s main products, raw materials, current inventory, and inventory management methods. They will also check the factory&#8217;s quality certificates, quality control measures, product pass rates, and how they handle non-conforming products. As a purchaser, you need to use this information to determine if the factory aligns with your product requirements and if its quality standards meet your expectations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a9e7e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a9e7e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73797a0\" data-id=\"73797a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98181e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e98181e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Production Chain and Capacity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5305e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5305e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This includes the operation of the production line, process flow, operating procedures, and production efficiency, as well as the factory&#8217;s current production plans and their implementation. 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l-45.2,24.4c-3.6,2-5.2,6.4-3.2,10.4C382.312,152.8,385.112,154.4,387.912,154.4z\"><\/path><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><g><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-309a05c7\" data-id=\"309a05c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd808d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd808d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The above information helps you initially determine whether to cooperate with a factory. Then, depending on your specific product, you will need to audit more aspects of the factory. For example, for food products, you need to focus on safety audits, and for baby products, you should ensure they meet certain quality standards for children&#8217;s items. Each has its corresponding factory audit checklist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-012221b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"012221b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-623eacb\" data-id=\"623eacb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5826df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b5826df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-974501a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"974501a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04172\" data-id=\"5e04172\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63dd91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e63dd91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"4\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the benefits of factory audits?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fc3cf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fc3cf7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76f64e4\" data-id=\"76f64e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b12be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b12be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reduce Supply Chain Risks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea9d40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea9d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When purchasing from overseas through <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/6-chinese-wholesale-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wholesale websites<\/a>, you often cannot be sure about the actual situation of the factory. Factory audits help you verify the real information about the factory, checking if its capacity, production efficiency, and quality management meet your requirements. This helps you effectively avoid working with unreliable suppliers until you find a satisfactory one.<\/p><p>However, keep in mind that factory audits incur costs. Only conduct a factory audit after gaining some understanding of the supplier and signing a formal contract to avoid wasting money.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f675f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31f675f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01c777e\" data-id=\"01c777e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f4988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77f4988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensure Quality<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe0ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffe0ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Factory audits can ensure that the products meet specified quality standards (like ISO9001) and identify potential issues in the factory, such as production bottlenecks and quality control defects. If problems are found, you can oversee the factory&#8217;s continuous improvement until the product quality meets the specifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a08c322 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a08c322\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec18a60\" data-id=\"ec18a60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9974d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9974d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensure Compliance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def7ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"def7ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Factory audits can determine if the factory complies with relevant regulations and industry standards, helping you avoid fines and legal issues due to violations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c57fb1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c57fb1b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eaa7ed0\" data-id=\"eaa7ed0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bdda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e7bdda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-384a3ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"384a3ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8445cc7\" data-id=\"8445cc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0420d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0420d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"5\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JingSourcing vs Third-party Quality Inspection Company. Who can Do Factory Audit Better?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c1eaf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c1eaf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c73df4c\" data-id=\"c73df4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5aaa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb5aaa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Third-Party Inspection Company<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10b9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e10b9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In general, you can find a third-party inspection company to inspect the factory. You can find professional and reliable quality inspection companies online. Let them go to the factory for you. You pay travel expenses and service fees, and they do an audit as per your requirements and issue a factory audit report to you.<\/p><p>But finding a reliable quality inspection company is as difficult as <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-buy-direct-from-manufacturer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finding a reliable manufacturer<\/a>. Some third-party inspection companies will accept factory bribes. They will not reflect the real situation of the factory, but give you a good factory inspection result. This is a big risk when you buy from China, especially if your order exceeds $100,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed91656 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed91656\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e27d0f6\" data-id=\"e27d0f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7789e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7789e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JingSourcing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23010e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e23010e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compared to searching for factories on <a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/alibaba.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alibaba<\/a> and spending effort on audits, directly using the factories we Jingsourcing have worked with is much more straightforward and efficient. The factories we&#8217;ve collaborated with have already been inspected in person. We also observe the professionalism of the factory through multiple samplings.<\/p><p>Whether you use our audited partner factories or have us audit your factory, we can handle it very well. Compared to third-party inspection companies, because of our years of experience in dealing with factories, we can accurately judge the real status of the factory and whether it has the ability to manufacture your product. We don&#8217;t just rigidly follow a written checklist.<\/p><p>You can also let us follow up on the production process, supervise the product quality, urge the factory to deliver the goods by the agreed time, and conduct a <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-finished-goods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">final product<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/quality-control-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quality control<\/a> to ensure the quality before your goods leave china.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dea1c26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dea1c26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Alternatively, if you have a long-term partnership with the factory, the audit is carried out regularly (for example, once a year) to ensure that the factory&#8217;s qualifications have not declined.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-798c946 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"798c946\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67ab04e\" data-id=\"67ab04e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc9074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcc9074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does an auditor do in a factory?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0d0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb0d0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An auditor reviews factory documents, inspects the production process, evaluates the quality control system, checks whether the factory complies with relevant laws and regulations, and interviews employees. They record all this information and write a report, providing feedback to both the purchaser and the factory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7e9b38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7e9b38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0f686\" data-id=\"0b0f686\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0d4ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb0d4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the process of a factory audit?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86394ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86394ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Collect various documents and conduct preliminary research on the factory and relevant regulatory standards, followed by an initial assessment of the factory.<\/li><li>Conduct an on-site audit to check the factory\u2019s actual conditions, such as production efficiency, staff size, and product quality management.<\/li><li>Generate a report and provide feedback to relevant personnel (such as the purchaser and the factory). If there are issues, the auditor supervises the factory&#8217;s improvements.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa4ec8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa4ec8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37721bc\" data-id=\"37721bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2822e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2822e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference between factory audit and factory inspection?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b156555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b156555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A factory audit is a comprehensive evaluation of the factory&#8217;s overall operations, capabilities and qualifications. 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