WE ARE ONE OF A KIND

When we say we are special – We mean it

Flexible

Modify the audit scope according to your needs.

Images

High resolution images we take in the factories.

Multiple
Templates

Choose the audit template that suit your needs the most.

Certified
Auditors

Take advantage of our certified auditors experience and knowledge.

Risk
Analysis

Clear and easy to understand risk analysis for best decision making.

Bottom
line

We give our recommendations for best next steps.

CSO Projement in Numbers

Let the numbers speak for themselves

100+
FACTORIES AUDITED
25+
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
2000+
PROJECTS COMPLETED
100+
SATISFIED CUSTOMERS WORLD WIDE
30+
YEARS OF EXTENSIVE ASIA EXPERIENCE
$150M
VALUE OF PURCHASE
ORDERS INSPECTED
WHAT ARE THE

Challenges

Vast distances and the limitation of a first visit leave
you with very little time for an effective audit

Advance preparation

Make sure to arrive prepared. Otherwise, long roundtrip travel time may go to waste

Staff and space availability

Key staff must be present during the audit, if not, you won’t have access to information you need

Keep your eyes on the ball

Focus on what matters.
Time is never enough

Information overload

Hire an audit team that is experienced in reviewing big amount of documents, and producing concise reports

Unclear Information

Factory inconclusive evidence and documents make it difficult to make decisions

Grasp the big picture

A factory is a complex operation. Certain experience and skills are needed to understand the broader context

Reports

Use the template that will help decision makers draw conclusions quickly

Advance preparation

Make sure to arrive prepared. Otherwise, long roundtrip travel time may go to waste

Unclear Information

Factory inconclusive evidence and documents make it difficult to make decisions

Staff and space availability

Key staff must be present during the audit, if not, you won’t have access to information you need

Grasp the big picture

A factory is a complex operation. Certain experience and skills are needed to understand the broader context

Keep your eyes on the ball

Focus on what matters.
Time is never enough

Reports

Use the template that will help decision makers draw conclusions quickly

Information overload

Hire an audit team that is experienced in reviewing big amount of documents, and producing concise reports

Who is this
service good for

Customized
content

If you want to audit specific aspects of the factory – This service is for you

Onboarding

Enhance the screening in your
vendor onboarding process

Root
cause analysis

Too many customer complaints?
Find out why quality is inconsistent

Annual
audit

Make sure your suppliers maintain high quality management standards overtime

Build
your brand

Show your customers a professional team of certified auditors audits your factories

Recommendation

A bottom line – Get our recommendation whether the factory is a viable manufacturer or not

HOW IT

works

We begin by defining the goal together in a free consultation.
Then we execute an agreed upon plan. Finally, we disengage so
you can continue working independently with your
manufacturing partner

Free Consultation

Let’s define the audit goal
together and design an
audit checklist that will
obtain that goal

Execute

We travel to the factory to
perform the audit. We’ll send
you real time information in
case it’s necessary

Invoice

After you received answers
for all your questions and got
all additional information you
requested

Agreement

We agree on the price,
audit time, terms, audit
scope and report template

Report

Receive a clear and concise
report with images, risk
analysis and recommendations

We disengage

Work with your factory
directly. We are on standby,
waiting for your next call

Agreement

We agree on the price,
audit time, terms, audit
scope and report template

Report

Receive a clear and concise
report with images, risk
analysis and recommendations

We disengage

Work with your factory
directly. We are on standby,
waiting for your next call

Audit Types

Brief Audit

When time is of the essence,
and audit cost is a
consideration, we check the
essentials only

Process audit

We check production processes,
step by step and document
them with images and videos to
ensure SOP compliance

Full Audit

Get a comprehensive report
about all departments and
processes influencing quality
management inside the factory

Sub contractors Audit

How can you be sure the raw
materials meet your
requirements? This audit will
give you the peace of mind you
are looking for

Audit scope

Ownership

Engineering

Maintenance

Laboratories

Quality System

NG Parts management

Warehouses

Production floor

Engineers’

Disciplines

EVERY ONE OF THE 32 INDUSTRIES WE SUPPORT HAS A NEED FOR KNOWLEDGE OF TWO OR MORE OF THESE DISCIPLINES

Plastic

Tooling, injection and raw materials are all equally important

Metal

Including many technologies, we can help you with

Electronics

We can support you with all device level technical issues

Assembly

For functional or visual needs, we know quality assembly

QMS

We understand the mechanics of QMS and how they work

Before We Go.
Consultation With You

Audit goals

Is it purely risk assessment, or are you trying to comply with regulatory standards? Should the focus be on operations or should be on a factory wide quality plan?

Audit type

What do you want to audit? Procedures? Manufacturing processes? Document management? Each requires a different audit type

Audit Cost

What is your budget for the audit? What is the best balance between cost and scope? Is checking the essentials enough?

Audit Scope

Are you required to check the entire supply chain including all subcontractors, or is checking one facility or one department enough?

Factory Disqualified

If the conclusion after the audit is that the
factory is unable to produce quality product
consistently, we will advise to disqualify it
and look for an alternative

Factory Passed

If after the audit we conclude the factory is
capable of producing quality product
consistently, we will suggest you add it to
your approved vendor list

CAPA required

Sometimes the audit fails, but the factory
can take actions that will help it pass a re
audit. In this case it makes sense to give
the factory a chance to improve

Factory classification change

Based on different product complexity,
some companies will accept factories that
passed an audit with a low score for
manufacturing of simple products only

AUDIT

Results

There are several possible audit outcomes.
prepare a contingency plan for each of them

Risk

Mitigation

It doesn’t seem so at first, but an audit is the best way to save money, time and needless frustration

Attitude to Management

While looking at the details, we also look at the big picture. Is good management part of the DNA of the factory or just facade?

Service and Ethics

During the audit we get a sense of the values behind the corporate culture. Can we sense service orientation and ethics, or do we feel a lack of honest cooperation?

Communication skills

An audit is a communication intensive event. The ease or frustration you will experience during the audit, can predict the same about any future cooperation.

Factory brand

A viable factory cares about their brand and reputation. An audit of any kind can give you a view to what extent the factory invests in its image and appearance.

When we find
a factory is
not viable

There are several possible contingency
plans depending on the audit results

Replace

Reject this factory.
Find another factory

Consult

Provide the factory guidelines how to improve

Train

Provide training to the factory and let them improve by themselves

Manage

Act as an external improvement plan management team

Monitor

Provide training and follow up progress