| Good audit constitutes a good heat-treatment process. | | | | department still follows what should be the basic |
| An audit conducted to ascertain a certain heat-treating | | | | processes during the heat-treatment procedure. |
| department is very vital since it sets the standards of | | | | If there will be any issues that will arise during the |
| that department, at the same time it's a way of | | | | actual audit, a more specific resolution and action plans |
| monitoring the standards of the department and | | | | will be set to improve the issues at hand with the aid |
| keeping the processes at pace with the standard | | | | of the personnel present during the audit process. |
| heat-treating procedures. | | | | A heat-treating department will be rated "fail" if the |
| An audit is also essential in establishing the capabilities | | | | department will not reveal the real nature of the |
| of a commercial heat-treating supplier, thus the audit | | | | processes within the heat-treating operation. There are |
| should be specific, goal oriented, formal, and follows the | | | | two aspects taken into account. |
| required guidelines. | | | | First is the quality which constitutes the compliance, |
| According to the audit checklist, a heat-treating | | | | form, instructions, and the standards of the heat |
| department should be operated by skilled and | | | | treatment operation. The other consideration pertains |
| competent workers. It is a basic for any operation. | | | | to the aspect of performance. Performance refers to |
| The persons behind the operation should be highly | | | | the control, processes and work control, and other |
| competent, trained, and has capabilities in making sure | | | | basic principles of the heat-treating process. Since |
| the heat-treating process is in place. They should also | | | | most of the time, the audit body look through the last |
| be trained for troubleshooting purposes, and they | | | | audit made, and makes a reference for the recent |
| should know the basic problem solving skills to resolve | | | | audit, they are actually into the improvement and |
| issues that may arise during the actual operation. | | | | working out on what should be the processes that a |
| Another consideration should be the efficiency of the | | | | department should improve after the last audit. |
| heat-treating process itself. | | | | If by some means, the specific goals were not work |
| It should be establish during the audit that the operation | | | | out, and the next audit spot the same issues, that is |
| should be equipped with basic and qualified procedures | | | | where a department is given a "fail" rating. The |
| to come up with standard quality. Quality assurance is | | | | heat-treating operation is not a simple procedure. It |
| a must during this process. The audit team as well will | | | | requires a lot o skills and standard operating |
| be very particular with regards to the workplace. The | | | | procedures should be mastered to come up with both |
| operations area should be conducive for the operation | | | | quality and performance classification. Taking into |
| and during the heat-treating process. | | | | account the basics of the heat-treating department |
| The audit will also take into account the previous audit | | | | audits, we will make sure that the department sticks |
| and assessment made, and if the previous results | | | | with the basic and realistic goals of the heat-treating |
| reflect the current performance of the heat-treating | | | | department, at the same time delivering a sound and |
| department. The audit will have specific guidelines that | | | | quality performance. |
| should be met during the audit to make sure that the | | | | |