Processes
Check

The Supply Chain Processes Check is an annual assessment that evaluates whether your company has established and maintained effective processes for analysing commodity-related risks in your supply chain. The check helps you verify that appropriate processes exist to identify and monitor supply chain disruptions, challenges, and fraudulent activity.

It minimises business risks, identifies improvement opportunities, increases transparency, and enhances business resilience. With the IFS Supply Chain Processes Check, you protect your company and build trust with business partners who see you proactively managing risks.

Benefits of the IFS Supply Chain Processes Check

Manage supply chain risks to protect your business today and in the future.
Provide verified data and results to enhance trust with business partners.
Demonstrate commitment to supply chain risk management.
Prepare for EU and regional regulations.
Foster transparency by sharing your IFS Supply Chain Processes Check commodity data via the IFS Database.
Combine this check with your IFS Audit or other audits and assessments.

Let regulatory obligations become opportunities to minimise risks, strengthen supply chain management, and secure your reputation as a responsible and trustworthy business partner.

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How it works

The check provides a list of 16 requirements and a commodity list of identified high-risk raw materials as a guide.
You enter your company’s relevant data and identify and assess related risks.
An auditor or assessor evaluates this information.
The assessment results provide an overview of the current situation and highlight areas for improvement.
This enables you to demonstrate that you effectively meet stakeholder expectations and maintain an ongoing dialogue with supply chain partners.
Food safety or general process auditors can audit the Processes Check independently or as an add-on to an IFS Audit or another audit or assessment.

Path for the IFS Supply Chain Processes Check

Contact an IFS approved certification body or assessment service provider to communicate your intention to implement the check.
Implement the necessary processes and fill in the critical raw materials in the pre-defined commodity list conveniently provided in the free IFS auditXpress Neo Software.
Engage an auditor or assessor to validate the commodity list, the company’s data and evidence.
Receive the improvement action plan. Fill in and return the action plan to the certification body or assessment service provider, if applicable. Receive the report and letter of confirmation.
Review the report, improvement action plan and letter of confirmation uploaded to the IFS Database by the certification body or assessment service provider.
Make the documents available to your business partners.
Repeat this process and renew the assessment annually.

IFS Support

Guideline

A comprehensive guideline helps you prepare for the IFS Supply Chain Processes Check and enhance your knowledge about risk analysis methods and supply chain risk management practices.

Software

The IFS auditXpress Neo Software is free and supports you in preparing for the check. You can enter data into the commodity list, ensuring an efficient validation process with the auditor or assessor. Download AXP Neo from your IFS Database login area.

Database

As an assessed business, your company is visible to business partners and potential new customers in the IFS Database. You can share your data and stored documents relating to the check. Also, you can follow your suppliers and search for new ones.

Commodity List Brochure

This brochure explains step-by-step how the IFS Supply Chain Processes Check works and how to fill in the data fields in the software.

Industry e-learning course

This free course covers supply chain regulations and risk management, giving you a clear plan for implementing processes that lead to successful assessments. It's user-friendly and organised into modules with interactive elements for self-paced learning. Sign up here.