amfori QMI Audits

As supply chains become more internationalized and intricate, the demand for visibility and quality intensifies. Many companies have their own audit criteria, but these create considerable quality management challenges, from inconsistent assessments and a lack of visibility to duplicated efforts and a drain on resources.

Recognizing these multiple issues and the need for a common standard, amfori and partners created the amfori Quality Management Initiative (QMI). This standardized, integrated approach to quality management system audits enables non-food organizations to monitor and enhance producers’ quality management and build responsible and sustainable supply chains for global buyers, brands and retailers.

Our one-day, on-site amfori QMI audit assesses the quality management capabilities of producers in China, India, Vietnam and Thailand across four areas:

Infrastructure, system and environment
Product design
Incoming materials quality control
Production control

An all-in-one platform for monitoring and ESG data

amfori QMI audit data is stored transparently and efficiently in the amfori Sustainability Platform, alongside amfori BSCI (social) and amfori BEPI (environmental) reports. This enables members to identify best practices and quality improvement areas, along with all-in-one monitoring with environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in one place.

What are the benefits of amfori QMI?

amfori member/buyer benefits include:

Reduce the resources needed for assessment and avoid duplicating audits
Foster a sustainable buyer-supplier relationship through an integrated, holistic approach
Precisely benchmark and identify sustainable producers using a common standard
Strategically monitor multiple producers

Producer/factory benefits include:

Avoid audit fatigue and reduce costs
Efficiently manage multiple audits with a common tool that links to visible return on investment (ROI)
Continuously improve quality management for sustainable production
Effectively build and maintain customer retention, trust and satisfaction

Your qualified amfori QMI auditing partner

As the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, and a qualified amfori QMI auditing partner, we provide extensive expertise in the scheme’s requirements. We bring broad experience in management systems and quality audit services, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SA8000, amfori BSCI and amfori BEPI. Our dedicated team ensures you receive comprehensive support throughout the auditing process, empowering your organization to achieve excellence in quality management.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Quality management is essential to an organization’s good governance and helps ensure that a product is high quality and made with respect for people and the environment.

The audit questionnaire is for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) non-food sector.

amfori QMI covers four crucial quality management aspects:

Infrastructure, system and environment
Product design
Incoming materials quality control
Production control

Audit results are provided transparently and efficiently on the amfori Sustainability Platform, alongside amfori BSCI (social) and amfori BEPI (environmental) reports. This allows all-in-one monitoring, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) improvement areas on one platform.

amfori:

Standard developer and owner
amfori sustainability operator
Quality assurance/integrity lead and designer

amfori member (buyer):

Service user to initiate audit and report review
Engagement review
Monitor producers’ performance

HKQAA:

Industry standard partner
Auditor training service provider
Audit quality assurance program implementation partner

Producers (auditee):

Service user
Remediation
Feedback for system enhancement

Auditing company (SGS):

On-site audit and reporting
Calibrate best practices and feedback for auditing tools and system enhancement

No. But its scoring system indicates the auditee’s capability across four aspects:

Infrastructure, system and environment
Product design
Incoming materials quality control
Production control

Noncompliance is subject to remediation or continuous improvement actions to be taken by the producers.

amfori QMI is a standardized, integrated approach that enables non-food sector organizations to monitor and improve producers’ quality management capabilities.

amfori BSCI was developed by the Foreign Trade Association, a leading global business association for open and sustainable trade. The scheme enables organizations to monitor and improve working conditions.

amfori BEPI provides a comprehensive range of services that enable organizations to monitor and improve the environmental performance of production sites.