The second party audit refers to the customer audit of the organization, including the organization audit of suppliers. It is usually used to organize the assessment of suppliers' supply capacity before signing the contract, and to monitor whether the supply is in accordance with the requirements of the contract after signing the contract and the evaluation of suppliers' continuous ability.

As is known to all, the first party's audit refers to the audit of its own management system in the name of the organization. Third party audit, which is independent of the first party and the second party, is conducted by an independent external audit organization. All three types of auditing belong to the scope of management system auditing, and the auditing procedures comply with the management system standards, but there are still large differences in many aspects. For example, the audit purpose is different: the purpose of the first party's audit is to verify whether the management system of the organization is effective and can be used as the basis for the organization's self-qualification declaration; The purpose of the third-party audit is to determine whether the process of the management system of the trial party conforms to the requirements of the standards. Trial and the second party audit is to determine whether to have the specified product development, production use ability and qualifications, whether into the qualified vendor certification and registration, so as to use the interest relationship is more direct, more closely.

In recent years, with the enhancement of the cooperative ability of production enterprises, the second party audit has increasingly become an important means for enterprises to improve their internal quality management. The second party audit as fully reflect the consumer rights and interests and requirements of effective audit mode, can effectively make up for the enterprise internal audit and the third party audit in the aspects of the limitations, and establish a good mechanism of direct dialogue with the enterprise.

Implementation significance:

It can better reflect and reflect the requirements of users and establish a good mechanism for direct dialogue with enterprises.

It can better reflect the interests of users and meet the expectations of users as the primary beneficiaries.

Which organizations are suitable?

The organization that evaluates and evaluates the comprehensive capabilities of suppliers.

Implementation of two party audit industry examples:

To establish and implement civil aviation safety management system (SMS) for civil aviation administration of China;

Cooperate with China chamber of commerce for import and export of minmetals and chemicals to deal with international trade barriers and enhance the competitiveness of member enterprises. China's citric acid export enterprises to implement the establishment of social responsibility management system for two-party review;

The HSE natural gas industry health, safety and environment management system of China petrochemical industry shall be reviewed by two parties;
To provide the Beijing Fengtai District food and Drug Administration with the two-way inspection of the food delivery units for group meals in the jurisdiction area;