- Your operation isn’t very cautious or knowledgeable about the negative consequences of having products flagged as being non-compliant with regulations.
- The business is still using a lot of manual paper-based processes such as bankers’ boxes to track, store, and review the quality of your products.
- You are risking being caught off guard by downstream suppliers if the regulatory bodies conduct a full review of all suppliers’ products/materials/ingredients being used to develop your finished goods.
- The company isn’t tracking all materials, solvents etc. used within the manufacturing process and may encounter unexpected liabilities or penalties due to residue left on the finished goods products being delivered to the customer.
- You are risking being left behind as the rest of the industry progresses in this digital and ESG conscious era.
- Your operation has difficulty tracking and tracing across the supply chain, which is slowing the process of adding new products into the portfolio.
- Niche players have made your operation more vigilant, and therefore your objective is to modernize your processes so that customer satisfaction ratings from audits will be a benefit over the competition vs. an hinderance.
- The effects of the pandemic are still apparent within your operation, most notably there is a shortage of labor, acquiring skilled labor is difficult, and there are supply chain disruptions.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
Gain real insight into the Regulatory Standards and Certifications necessary for the business, understand the potential cost and impact of non-compliance, and determine which tools should be investigated for strategic improvement initiatives. Transform your compliance business process to future-proof your manufacturing operation’s compliance activities and turn compliance into a competitive advantage.
Impact and Result
- Identify: The kinds of compliance, certifications, standards, and regulatory activities that are important for your business sector and products.
- Prioritize: Further determine which tools can be used for tracking and tracing information, for conducting internal audits, and for generating reports for governing bodies.
- Align: After establishing what technologies are needed for compliance you will form the team in accordance with initial setup and ongoing management of compliance across all suppliers as well as considerations for management of in-transit control processes such as customs and CTPAT.