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Re: Product Audit - Explanation and samples of the report
In my opinion several messages have confused product and process audits.
Product audits are clearly to confirm if the product conforms to some (or all) dimensional or functional requirements. Therefore it involves inspections, measurements, and or tests of the product, not the process.
If your organization uses a Control Plan (or Quality Plan), then the product audit may be performed to determine the results of some Control Plan checks. The output of this product audit should be a 'report' of some kind that clearly states the usual audit specific information (date, time, who was contacted, etc). And specifically, 1) what criteria / specification / standard was used to evaluate the product, 2) if the product(s) audited conform, and 3) if they do not, what was done to correct or prevent the non-conforming product from being released.
I hope this is helpful
Mike
In my opinion several messages have confused product and process audits.
Product audits are clearly to confirm if the product conforms to some (or all) dimensional or functional requirements. Therefore it involves inspections, measurements, and or tests of the product, not the process.
If your organization uses a Control Plan (or Quality Plan), then the product audit may be performed to determine the results of some Control Plan checks. The output of this product audit should be a 'report' of some kind that clearly states the usual audit specific information (date, time, who was contacted, etc). And specifically, 1) what criteria / specification / standard was used to evaluate the product, 2) if the product(s) audited conform, and 3) if they do not, what was done to correct or prevent the non-conforming product from being released.
I hope this is helpful
Mike

