Supplier Audit Prioritization Template

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Ensure the highest quality standards in your automotive supply chain by prioritizing supplier audits based on urgency and importance. This template employs the Quadrants method to ensure that critical suppliers are audited first, allowing for effective quality assurance.

By following this template, you'll identify critical and non-critical suppliers, prepare realistic audit schedules, conduct thorough audits, and implement necessary improvements to maintain and elevate product quality.

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Prioritize supplier audits in the automotive supply chain using the Quadrants method to maintain high quality standards.

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Proposed Tasks

Urgent and Important

  • Conduct Audits for Critical Suppliers
    ☐ Conduct audits as per the schedule ☐ Document findings and observations
  • Identify Critical Suppliers
    ☐ Research and list down all suppliers ☐ Identify critical suppliers based on their impact on product quality
  • Prepare Audit Schedule for Critical Suppliers
    ☐ Prepare a comprehensive audit schedule for critical suppliers ☐ Ensure the schedule is realistic and achievable

Important, Not Urgent

  • Implement Improvements
    ☐ Develop a plan to implement identified improvements ☐ Monitor the progress of implementation
  • Prepare Audit Reports for Critical Suppliers
    ☐ Prepare detailed audit reports for each critical supplier ☐ Include all findings and observations
  • Review Audit Findings
    ☐ Review all audit findings ☐ Identify areas of improvement

Urgent, Not Important

  • Conduct Audits for Non-Critical Suppliers
    ☐ Conduct audits as per the schedule ☐ Document findings and observations
  • Identify Non-Critical Suppliers
    ☐ Research and list down all suppliers ☐ Identify non-critical suppliers based on their impact on product quality
  • Prepare Audit Schedule for Non-Critical Suppliers
    ☐ Prepare a comprehensive audit schedule for non-critical suppliers ☐ Ensure the schedule is realistic and achievable

Not Urgent, Not Important

  • Prepare Audit Reports for Non-Critical Suppliers
    ☐ Prepare detailed audit reports for each non-critical supplier ☐ Include all findings and observations