Audit and inspection are two terms that are frequently used for checking the quality of a service or a product. These terms seem similar but actually, these are very different approaches to investigate a product or service.
What is Audit?
An audit is a mode of investigation of any organization using detailed observation methods such as data collection, record checking, interviews, and so on. In general, the audits are performed to ensure overall compliance including internal policies, documentation, and regulations.
Some advantages of an Audit are as follows:
1. An audit help companies in obtaining a complete overview of suppliers’ management and operations by showing detailed information about it.
2. This service helps the companies to make a decision not to work with fraud and incompetent suppliers because an audit service provide the company deep information about the potential supplier.
3. An audit service helps companies to get more sales and profit because this service allows you to compare potential vendors and select reliable sources.
What is Inspection?
An inspection is generally checking something, i.e., examining and evaluating products or services to ensure they comply with certain criteria. The inspector has to check whether the products are in good condition and in a sufficient amount or not.
Some advantages of conducting Inspection are:
1. Buyers could identify the potential dangers or defects of the products before it sends to the buyer’s warehouse.
2. It can be done regularly, to ensure that the products are met with buyer’s standards and to avoid delayed shipment.
3. Regular inspections establish the responsibility of those in charge, which aids in effective operation.
Audit vs. Inspection
The difference between an audit and an inspection is that an audit usually answers the question “why,” whereas an inspection usually answers the question “what”.
Generally speaking, an audit is a deep investigation in order to obtain a comprehensive situation of the ongoing investigation. Furthermore, this service enables a proper in-depth examination of goods and services. On the other hand, inspection is a relatively simple process to examine the basic requirements of the workforce and the workplace, whereas Audit is a complex process incorporating multiple steps to obtain all of the details of that product or service.
For example, during an Inspection service, the inspector will take note the number of missing, approved, or rejected pieces, whereas during an Audit, the auditor will try to find out the reasons why the products are rejected or missed using well-informed data and documentation.
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