Situations in which Quality Audits are performed.
Considering that relationships between legal entities (inside or outside the company) are consolidated (through a contract, for example), Quality Audits can be performed under the following circumstances:
| • | Routine, with periodicity defined in the Manual of Quality Assurance and/or procedure of Internal Audit. |
| • | Routine with supplier or subcontracting party, with periodicity defined in the Manual of Quality Assurance and/or Procedure of External Audits. |
| • | Significant changes in the Quality Assurance System, either internal or external. |
| • | Significant changes in production processes, products and/or services. |
| • | Follow-up of corrective actions due to non-conformances found. |
In general, these Audits are not isolated activities. part of greater efforts to improve performance when it comes to Quality.