Auditing Virtual Suppliers

Virtual suppliers may lack physical offices, but their defective products can get you in as much trouble as any brick-and-mortar supplier. Discover how to conduct virtual-supplier audits that stick – using the #1 tool (in use by 75% of FDA-regulated firms) used to qualify and monitor and supervise suppliers is an onsite audit.

But how do you conduct an onsite audit of a supplier with no… you know… site? You don’t. And what happens if that fabulous contract manufacturer you hired keeps putting you off – they keep rescheduling your proposed onsite audit? Is that a sign that really there is no actual manufacturing site? That your product was subbed out further to dingy garage floors and run-down apartment-building basement labs?

If you can’t go onsite to verify, what do you do? And that assumes you know which of your suppliers is virtual. Statistics show that at least 11% of your suppliers are virtual companies. So which ones are they?

FDAnews has invited John Avellanet, a top-ranked consultant and instructor, to walk you through the intricacies. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 26, when Avellenet will spend a fast-paced 90 minutes showing what you need to know.

Here’s a sneak peek at the agenda, custom-tailored for FDA-regulated drug, biologics and device manufacturers:

• Key components of a virtual supplier qualification program that the FDA will accept
• What to do when onsite supplier audits are not an option
• Specific metrics that demonstrate effective oversight of virtual companies as suppliers
• Red flags to be aware of, and how to build checks against them into your SOPs
• Common mistakes FDA investigators are likely to look for 
• Techniques to determine if a company is virtual or not 

No need to fly anywhere for this conference. It’s virtual too.

You participate from the comfort and convenience of your own office, conference room or auditorium. No planes, no hotels, no precious time away from work and family – just 90 minutes of solid, interactive learning via the Web.

Yes, interactive. Submit questions in real time via chat or email. You’ll get answers back by the time the session ends.

Enlist your entire team at no extra cost. One low registration fee covers every participant at your location. It’s easy to add additional locations too, at bargain rates. Simply call 888.838.5578 in the U.S. or 703.538.7600 globally to learn about multisite discounts.

Supply chain scrutiny is tight and getting tighter. Don’t let a virtual supplier slip something past you just because you lack the proper auditing tools. Sign up today for Auditing Virtual Suppliers. 

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 

Time:
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT 
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CDT
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MDT
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. BST 

Who Will Benefit: 

• Quality assurance directors and managers
• Supplier qualification teams
• Regulatory professionals 
• Purchasing and supply chain professionals
• Contract manufacturers 
• Quality auditors