Supplier Audit Management and Data Stream Solution: The Tools for Success in Food Safety! The Current Difficulties: It is a challenge for companies to audit and track trends of all of their suppliers. This is due to the influx of new suppliers, limited QA resources, and the use of global resources. Companies are unable to respond in a real-time manner to items that are out of compliance to view and approve said corrective actions. The Solution: Supplier Audit Management (SAM) is a total supplier management system designed by ASI Food Safety Consultants to completely manage suppliers from the initial scheduling to the closure of corrective actions. This program will increase the number of supplier audits and bring closure to corrective actions sighted. Supplier Audit Management offers an auditable and automated system to any company interested. This exception-driven system ensures that ASI manages and monitors multiple corrective actions with the most up-to-date information because all data is real-time assuring that all of your company's supply chain is audited. Ten Easy Steps of ASI's SAM: 1. Request for a supplier audit 2. Contact the supplier and set expectations and requirements 3. Schedule the audit and send a confirmation letter 4. Conduct the audit using a qualified auditor 5. Onsite review of audit and non-conformances at the conclusion of the audit 6. Leave a draft copy of the report at the facility 7. Report results to party requesting the audit 8. Monitor and close out corrective actions per approval from your company 9. Determine customer satisfaction 10. Identify ways to imrove ASI's Supplier Audit Management provides your company a single point-of-contact resource. Our customer service is second to none. By managing your audit results, ASI lets you focus on your core business objectives. Additionally, our hosted solution lets you make a single repository available to many different suppliers and customers, allowing you to have real, up-to-date information quickly and easily. Vehicle for SAM: Data Stream Solution (DSS) is a web-based enhancement solution focused on data from GMP, HACCP, and Quality audit results. ASI will use this system as a channel for SAM and to help companies improve compliance with their plants and the entire supply chain. DSS helps turn large amounts of data into information you can understand and put to use. Acting as a repository for audits, DSS also maintains files on corrective actions, laboratory testing, etc. in a web-based, interactive format. Using ASI's approach, DSS will provide companies with consistency and quality control on reporting and the results of supplier's audits and corrective actions. DSS: Facilitates the roll-up and summary of information such as non-compliances, and licenses/certifications Synthesizes GMP, HACCP, Quality and Security data from a variety of sources to help identify trends and areas of improvement Presents the information via easy to use dash boards and reports ASI will simply host and manage the entire DSS system for your company. This includes: Scheduling audits Conducting audits Exit conference with the facility to review findings of the audit Entering data into DSS Reporting non-conformances Closure of corrective actions You can log in to DSS system and view when audits are scheduled, the report, non-conformances, etc. Since DSS is web-based, you can access your account from anywhere with an internet connection. Essentially, DSS is the magnifying glass to help you see exactly what needs to be addressed. An email program will be instituted to inform you of scheduling audits once a month. Easy to Use: SAM and DSS programs are simple and user friendly. Reliable: ASI provides 24/7 customer service. Confidential: You will have a user name and password to access DSS. No one can view the information unless you allow it. ASI also promises to keep everything confidential simply out of respect for your company! Easy Access: As long as you have a computer with an internet connection, you can log in to DSS at any time. Sharing Information: You can choose who sees your information.