When an Auditor Asks, Your Records Are Already There
10in6 DQS stores every check result, inspection record and product history as it happens, searchable by date, part number, area or check type. When a customer or registrar audit comes up, the records the auditor asks for can be pulled during the audit itself.
The auditor picks one lot from last spring and asks for every check behind it
The checks ran and the parts were good. But the check sheets are in a binder in the quality office, the lot record is in another system, and the corrective action for the one failed check is in someone's email. Pulling those together takes days, and every gap left in the package is something the auditor can question.
So each audit turns into a fire drill, and a plant that did the work struggles to show it.
Recorded by two modules during production, retrieved by a third
Scheduled Quality Checks and Track & Trace record the evidence while the shift runs. Audit Management is where your quality team filters it and pulls it out.
- Time-stamped completion record for every check
- Result — what was entered and whether it was in spec
- Operator identity and date on each entry
- Missed, late, and out-of-spec checks recorded automatically
- Birth history tied to serial, lot, or batch identifier
- Process variables and production conditions recorded
- Raw material and component lot history
- Operation-by-operation production path
- Filter by date range, product, area, or check type
- Pull check history and product records together
- Non-conformance and corrective action records included
- Report on the filtered records for the audit package
If the auditor names a lot, the team filters by it and shows the checks, materials, process results and any corrective actions recorded against it.
What you can retrieve and present
Exception records with corrective action
Missed checks, out-of-spec results, and non-conformance events are stored with the record. Corrective action entries show what the team did in response, including the distinction between containment and root-cause action.
Filter by audit scope
Narrow records by date range, product line, part number, area or inspection type to match the scope the auditor gives you.
Product history and traceability evidence
Birth history, lot and batch records and process documentation from Track & Trace sit next to the check results for the same parts.
Support for multiple audit standards
Set up for the standards you are audited against: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, FSMA, SQF, or a customer's own requirements.
Five questions every audit comes back to
| The question | The evidence that answers it |
|---|---|
| Is the control plan being followed? | Check completion records by line and period: what was checked, when, by whom, and the result |
| What happened when something failed? | Out-of-spec records with the corrective action recorded against them |
| Can you trace this part? | The birth history for a serial or lot: materials, inspections and key process results |
| Is the process stable? | SPC charts and trends for the key characteristics |
| Are problems recurring? | Nonconformance history showing whether each corrective action was verified after it was closed |
Days to minutes
At a nine-plant Tier One automotive supplier, audit preparation dropped from days to minutes once check records, corrective actions and traceability lived in one searchable system. Read the case study →
“Before 10in6 customer audits were nerve-racking. We weren’t able to answer questions about quality trends or history. Now we are proud to show our system, the detailed history we have available and the positive Quality trends we are achieving.”
— Automotive safety components plant
Pages that build the audit record
Audit Management questions
- What solutions provide audit-ready product records?
- Systems that capture quality records at the point of production rather than on paper: digital check sheets with timestamps and operator identity, inspection and test results, out-of-spec and corrective action records, and traceability linking each serial or lot to its materials and process results, all in one searchable database. 10in6 provides this through Scheduled Quality Checks, Track & Trace and Audit Management.
- How do you prepare for a quality audit?
- If records are digital, preparation is mostly a search: pull check completion and results for the lines and period in scope, the out-of-spec events with their corrective actions, and traceability for any parts the auditor names. Walk through one or two recent nonconformances end to end, from detection to verified fix, because auditors almost always follow one. With paper records, the same work means days of retrieval and cross-checking.
- What types of audits does 10in6 support?
- 10in6 DQS supports customer audits, IATF 16949, ISO 9001, FSMA, SQF, and other regulatory or customer-specific requirements depending on how the system is configured for your operation.
- What evidence does 10in6 capture for audits?
- The system captures check completion records with timestamps and operator identity, inspection results, out-of-spec records, corrective action entries, and product and process history from Track & Trace — all in one searchable database.
- How quickly can records be retrieved during an audit?
- Records are searchable in real time. The team can filter by date range, product, part number, area, or check type and retrieve results immediately without manual reconstruction.
- Does Audit Management require a separate setup or module?
- No. Audit Management searches the records that Scheduled Checks and Track & Trace keep during daily production. There is no separate audit mode to run: each record is timestamped, stored and searchable from the moment it is entered.
- Can we track corrective actions taken after an out-of-spec result?
- Yes. Non-conformance records and corrective action entries are stored with the check record so the team can show not only that a problem occurred, but what was done about it.
- Can 10in6 produce documentation for an audit package?
- Yes. Records can be filtered to the audit's scope and reported on, giving an organized view of the quality history the audit covers without assembling it by hand.
Set up around how your plant runs
Standardized platforms expect the plant to change to fit the software. Do-it-yourself platforms leave your team to build and maintain everything. With 10in6, we configure the system around your equipment, codes and reports, and your team runs it day to day.
Your equipment, codes and reports
Your checks, intervals and forms set up per line and product, and traceability built around your part numbers and your customers’ requirements.
Your team runs it day to day
Operators, downtime and scrap codes, products and targets, shift schedules, checks, alerts, emailed reports and real-time boards are managed by your own people. Everyday changes need no support ticket and no invoice.
A project manager for the bigger things
New machines, new modules and custom reports go through a 10in6 project manager who already knows your deployment, so nothing starts from scratch. If you would rather we made everyday changes too, we can.
Still here years later
The system keeps being refined after go-live, and new capabilities are added without rebuilding it. Some of our customer relationships have run for 12 years, and 97% of customers say they would never go back.
“Our 10in6 Project Manager has been very responsive and the software is flexible enough to be configured to our specific needs.”
How the 10in6 delivery model works →
Make your next audit a routine demonstration.
Tell us which audits you face and how records are pulled today. We'll show you how check history, corrective actions and traceability would be organized for your plant.
Free 30–60 minute call with one of our engineers.