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Blended Systems Audit (BSA)

A BSA is a great factory audit to choose when assuring a factory’s reliability is key, but when you also need to know that they have policies in place to be socially compliant.

Sofeast’s auditor qualifies a potential supplier based on their capabilities and their compliance with social, safety, and environmental standards before you start working with them, or assures that current suppliers are improving over time.

This audit protects your business reputation as it allows you to avoid suppliers who are particularly unreliable and who don’t employ their workers in generally acceptable conditions.

How much does it cost?

Pricing is tailored to each project based on its scope and complexity. Typical costs vary depending on product type, supplier location, and required support.

We charge 495 USD per man-day in the areas close to our auditors in China (and extra travel expenses apply in other places).

We can offer this service in other Asian countries too: Quotation on demand, with help from local partners.

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    Blended Systems Audit FAQs

    • Factory profile.
    • Detailed staff count.
    • Products currently produced.
    • Observation of one production line (process steps, type and number of machines).
    • Capacity evaluation for one line that makes a product close to yours.
    • A brief audit of the quality system.
    • A brief audit of social policy: child labour, forced labour, number of hours worked (with random interviews).
    • A brief audit of safety policy: fire prevention, evacuation plan, chemical hazards, protective equipment.
    • A quick assessment of environment policy: waste disposal, energy-efficient equipment.
    • Photos of the factory building, the production workshop, the warehouse, the office area.
    • Photos of business license, export license, and any certificates.

    Yes. Many of our clients don’t want to spend more than 1 day on the audit, and it makes sense even for fairly large manufacturing facilities, assuming:

    It is simply a second-party audit to have a relatively good idea of the maturity of a factory’s systems.

    The client tells us what product type they will buy, so that our auditor focuses only on 1 area in the workshops etc. rather than looking at all processes and all areas.

    We only audit one facility (at the address provided).

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