QualityAlways,
Thanks for your gracious feedback. You're exactly right: This is best used for hitting the high points and enforcing discipline. As a full-scale audit checklist, it is less helpful.
sardonyx & sberg,
Yes, I think this would work for a supplier audit, as long as you let the supplier know your expectations ahead of time. A concise checklist like this could be used internally by the supplier as well, especially if they don't already have a formal management system. It would give them a clear idea of the big building blocks that they should focus on.
Happy Holidays!
Craig