Effective Personnel
Includes full-time, part-time, shift and repetitive-task personnel within scope.
CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Certification Guide
Clear information from certification application through maintenance.
AUDIT TIME & FEE
Audit fees reflect the certification scope
Audit fees reflect the certification scope
and the organization’s actual operating conditions.
Audit time is not determined solely by employee count; it is calculated according to scheme-specific international criteria and contract-review results.
Industry & Risk
Reviews environmental complexity, OH&S risk, food and medical-device factors.
Sites & Processes
Reflects the number of head offices, factories and sites and process complexity.
Certification Scope
Confirms the applicable standard, products/services, design and outsourced processes.
Audit Type
Distinguishes initial, surveillance, recertification, special and transfer audits.
Integration Potential
Reviews possible adjustment according to the level of integration of multiple systems.
CALCULATION PROCESS
Fee Calculation Process
Review Application Information
Confirm scope, effective personnel, sites and processes
Calculate Baseline Audit Time
Determine baseline days using scheme-specific criteria
Review Adjustment Factors
Review objective evidence for complexity, shifts, outsourcing and integration
Issue Final Quotation
Itemize audit time, fees and travel expenses
Audit Time Principles
- One M/D means one auditor performing one day of audit work.
- An initial audit generally consists of Stage 1 and Stage 2.
- Surveillance and recertification audit durations are determined based on the results of the contract review in accordance with the applicable requirements for certification bodies.
- Travel expenses, VAT and special-audit fees may be stated separately in the quotation.
- Audit time and fees may be adjusted if application information or scope changes.