Customer Audit Support - IKEA

IKEA is a conglomerate that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, and home accessories, among other goods and home services. Founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008.

The brand used by the group is an acronym that consists of the founder’s initials, and those of Elmtaryd, the family farm where he was born, and the nearby village Agunnaryd (his hometown in Småland, southern Sweden). The group is known for its modernist designs for various types of appliances and furniture, and its interior design work is often associated with an eco-friendly simplicity. In addition, the firm is known for its attention to cost control, operational details, and continuous product development that has allowed IKEA to lower its prices by an average of two to three percent.

Benefits of Customer Audit Support - IKEA

Become a Vendor of IKEA

Education and training

Standards management

Safety management

Risk Management

Production preparation / New Product Development

Certified of IKEA Video

Who can get IKEA Approval?

Manufacturing Unit

Service Provider

Sub-Contractors

Document required for Customer Audit Support - IKEA

  • System Manual
  • System Procedure
  • Policy
  • Objectives
  • Mission & Vision
  • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
  • Checklist
  • Forms
  • Formats
  • Records

The extent of Documented Information differs as per:

  • Organization’s size
  • Activities performed by the organization
  • Processes undertaken by the Organization
  • Products and services offered by the organization
  • The complexity of processes undertaken
  • Competence of persons involved

Role of Shamkris and Process of Customer Audit Support - IKEA

Shamkris adopts a results-oriented approach to compliance product certification, A simple & practical method of product certification organization in timely compliance and fulfills the product certification requirement. Shamkris support 100% on documentation required to comply with product certification either by self-certification or notify body certification to depend on directives.

The implementation process is described below:

Step 1

GAP Assessment

• GAP Assessment report as per IKEA checklist

Step 2

Documentation

• Quality Environmental, Health & Safety, Social, Information Security & Anti Corruption

Step 3

Training

• Training to Top Management, Training to Employee's

Step 4

Implementation

• Verification of Documentation as per Checklist. Internal Audit, Management Review Meeting & N-Closer for Internal Audit

Step 5

Audit Public Verification

• Verification by third party approval by IKEA. Closer of Non-Conformetives

Year on Year

Yearly Compliance

• Support of Monthly & Quarterly Basis

IKEA is named after the initials of founder Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd, the farm on which he grew up, and Agunnaryd, the nearby village.

Shoppers love IKEA because of how affordable its furniture is. IKEA sells couches, armchairs, and tables for about half of what competitors do. … IKEA is also able to cut costs and keep prices low because of the way that it sells its products.