THE ROLE OF AUDITS AND ASSESSMENTS IN COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT

While a lane assessment is conducted to find areas of risk that need to be considered, an audit is done to find out whether the temperature controlled process is working as it was intended to function. Auditing allows the relevant parties to watch out for any noncompliance of processes and monitor controls. In comparison, the assessment is more geared towards whether the processes utilised are effective. Audits determine whether the established procedure is being followed. The audit is designed to check for adherence to policies put into place by the management. Random tests and checks are made to gather evidence and/or findings in that area. As is true for the assessment, if the audit findings do not match the relevant mentioned SOPs or steps of the process, they will have to be looked into further.