FCCA
FCCA Audit
What Is FCCA Audit?
Factory Capability & Capacity Audit
FCCA stands for Factory Capability & Capacity Audit, it is a technical audit program which was developed to effectively identify the exact production capacity of a new or existing factory, it also helps the factory to enhance and provide a realistic system for quality and reduce quality problem , by doing this improved production efficiency and product value will be achieved. This program is specially used by WALMART through out its supply chain which includes subcontracting and packaging facilities should comply with the standard. Effective measures for supplier’s production processes and quality safety evaluation being demanded by the brands and international buyers, they demand more effective way of evaluations. Proactive ways are being discovered by the factories to benchmark themselves and track progress against competitors and national standards. Significant shift has been observed towards greater transparency and the implementation tool for assessing continuous improvement.
By implementing FCCA standard organization can improve and control its overall production processes risk and quality safety conditions to assure the confidence & satisfaction of their customers and other stakeholders. Factory can get the score after successful audit as it is a score based audit and factory is approved if any factory meets the minimum score in audit which is required to get the approval as customers has set the acceptable score against the audit.
FCCA is the customer based audit program and is suitable for any organization i.e. large, medium and small considering improvement in its quality assurance practices and sustainability to meet the expectations of all stakeholders. FCCA audit is performed against the requirements of FCCA standard which assures safe, legal, quality effective, and controlled manufacturing process.
Benefits of FCCA Audit
- Improved Controls and Processes for Managing Product Quality and Safety
- Producing Walmart products that comply with the factory’s capacity, capability and quality requirements.
- Supporting customers in developing a business relationship with Walmart and other large scale retailers.
- Improved Transparency and Trust between Buyers and Suppliers
- Reduced Audit Fatigue
- Better Risk Management
- Recognition through Achievement Award for Top Performing Suppliers
- Develop complete Quality Management system
- Get new business opportunities from international Retailers
- Improve quality performance
- Improve the reporting structure
- Improve the traceability
- Globally accepted standard
- Helpful to attract new customers
- Helpful to retain the confidence of existing customers
- Consistent outcome, measure and monitored
FCCA Standard Focuses on
- Factory Facilities and Environment
- Machine Calibration and Maintenance
- Quality Management System
- Incoming Materials Control
- Suppliers & Sub-contractors
- Process and Production Control
- In-House Testing
- Final Inspection
- People Resources and Training
By implementing this standards organization can improve its overall quality compliance performance to assure the confidence & satisfaction as well as meet the expectation of its customers
FCCA Audit Process
After finalization of agreement with client, Quality Systems’ experts visit to client’s premises and conduct the complete gap analysis of existing system against the FCCA code of conduct and discuss the gap report to the management, identified gaps could be in documents, implementation, employee’s awareness, customer code gaps. We commence work according to the agreed timelines as per final gap report and proceed for the audit once all the documentation, implementation, and other requirements are done. Our technical team provides complete assistance, support and cooperation throughout the process to make FCCA audit successful in first attempt.
FCCA audit does not grant once-and-for-all, it must be re-audited before expiration of the certificate. After applying for the audit to the auditing body, they conduct the audit. After the successful conduction of audit, auditing body issues the report with score which is re-audited as per the score. After completion of audit cycle re-audit will be conducted.
Cost of FCCA Audit
Charges of FCCA audit can not be flat or same for every organization, please contact us in this regard.
Why Quality Systems
Quality Systems is working with the team of qualified and experienced consultants and trainers having vast industrial experience, most of our consultants are also lead auditors who are aware to the expectations of auditors from your management system during the audit. Quality systems is assisting across the world to implement and achieve the FCCA outstanding score. Our consultation methodology is highly professional, time bound and effective and we always add value to the business process of the client’s organization.
Our FCCA audit complete package comprised on following segments such as training, implementation, consultation, gap analysis, documentation, internal audits, pre assessment, third party audit through recognized/authorized body and post audit enhancement / maintenance services to enable your organization to get the best outcome of FCCA. Our services are globally accepted, authoritative and benchmarked in the field of FCCA audit.