Company / Supplier audit
Audit the supplier, the process, and the exact product separately.
Use this page to plan a desktop review, video audit, factory visit, sample approval, or order-release check. It distinguishes published company indicators from evidence that must match the quoted model and transaction.
Published starting point
Useful company indicators—not a substitute for an audit.
Source: SUNPU's public company profile. Headcount, capacity, equipment, certification scope, lead time, and available records can change and should be reconfirmed for the relevant site, product, and order before reliance.
Eight audit areas
Turn “factory strength” into reviewable evidence.
Each area pairs the buyer's question with the type of record that can support an answer. Availability depends on the audit scope and exact product.
Company identity
- Review
- Legal entity, public contact details, factory address, export contact, and the entity named on commercial documents.
- Evidence
- Business and contact records supplied for the transaction.
Manufacturing scope
- Review
- Which copper, fiber, connectivity, and rack products are made, assembled, sourced, or coordinated at the relevant site.
- Evidence
- Current capability list, site walkthrough, process flow, and model list.
Requirement control
- Review
- How drawings, specifications, options, artwork, packaging, and approved changes are released to production.
- Evidence
- Controlled specification, approval sample, artwork revision, and change record.
Incoming control
- Review
- How critical conductors, cable, connectors, housings, adapters, labels, and packaging are identified before use.
- Evidence
- Material identity, supplier or batch reference, inspection plan, and disposition record.
Process & test control
- Review
- Which dimensional, visual, wiring, electrical, optical, polarity, and fit checks apply to the quoted construction.
- Evidence
- Model-level control plan, equipment reference, sample basis, result, and inspector record.
Final release
- Review
- How model identity, quantity, labels, unit packs, cartons, marks, documents, and exceptions are checked before dispatch.
- Evidence
- Final inspection, packing list, release decision, and corrective-action closure when applicable.
Traceability
- Review
- How an order, product model, specification revision, batch, inspection record, and shipment can be connected.
- Evidence
- Purchase order, model code, batch or date reference, inspection record, and shipment record.
Repeat-order consistency
- Review
- How a previously approved construction is reproduced and how intentional substitutions or changes are communicated.
- Evidence
- Approved baseline, reorder reference, change approval, and retained sample or comparison record.
Evidence pack
Ask for the right file at the right decision point.
A certificate image, factory photo, inspection sheet, and shipment record answer different questions. Keep their scope visible.
| Decision | Requested evidence | Review timing | Required scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company review | Entity and site details | Before supplier approval | Company-level |
| Capability review | Product/process responsibility matrix | Before category approval | Site and family |
| Model review | Datasheet, drawing, construction and options | Before quotation or sample | Exact model |
| Compliance review | Certificate/report scope and validity | Before making a claim or submittal | Exact covered model |
| Order review | Approved specification, artwork and packing | Before production release | Purchase order line |
| Shipment review | Inspection, quantity, packing and release records | Before dispatch when requested | Order or batch |
Questions for the audit
Six questions that expose unclear responsibility.
What is made at this site?
Separate manufacturing, assembly, outsourced processing, and trading scope by product family.
What identifies the approved product?
Use a model code plus a controlled construction, drawing, options, sample, and revision—not the category name alone.
Which checks are actually applicable?
Define the method and acceptance basis by construction. Copper, fiber, passive connectivity, and rack products need different controls.
How are changes handled?
Ask who can approve a material, dimension, supplier, artwork, packaging, or process change and how the buyer is notified.
Can evidence be traced to the order?
A useful record should identify the product or batch, date, result, reviewer, and release decision.
What should be rechecked before repeat orders?
Confirm the approved baseline, any revisions, current document scope, packaging, destination requirements, and timing.
Buyer working file
Use the 30-point checklist during document review or a factory visit.
The editable CSV includes audit area, question, requested evidence, scope, status, finding, owner, due date, and closure reference.
Plan a supplier review
Send the audit scope before the meeting.
State the product families, models, intended market, required standards, visit or video-audit format, requested records, participants, and target date.