Manufacturing & Distribution Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to reinvent cities as we know them through both high-tech and low-tech ini...

In this profile, Richard Lebitz, global chief internal audit officer at Olympus, summarizes his internal audit team’s fi...

This article explores what has changed the inventory process during the COVID-19 era and shares how companies can adapt ...

In this article, Protiviti’s Bernie Donachie and John F. Weber discuss the challenges of outsourcing in the new economy ...

This article describes the workforce challenges of the manufacturing industry and provides four approaches that should b...

In this article, Audit Analytics takes a closer look at what audit fees look like across different industries within 500...

This report outlines the top risks manufacturing and distribution organizations should keep in mind in 2020, based on th...

This article summarizes the potential effect of the U.S.-China trade war and suggests ways to mitigate disruption for U....

This article explores the operational and financial benefits of PdM and suggests ways an organization can deploy a PdM s...

In this profile, Anixter Senior Vice President, Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executive Ed Rogowski explains how he use...

This article explains how manufacturing businesses can apply RPA, AI, machine learning and other technologies to specifi...

In this article, Protiviti Managing Director Bernie Donachie discusses the supply chain effects of Hurricane Michael, a ...

The results of Protiviti’s latest Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Survey suggest that manufacturing and distribution...

This sample audit report outlines a review of an organization's sales order cycle, including the quote-to-invoice proces...

This audit report summarizes a strategic and operational review of a company’s business environment and production proce...

This article outlines some of the major impacts of the new lease accounting standard and explores some of the challenges...

This audit report reviews financial controls at an equipment facility plant.

Servitization, like digitalization (to which it is often related), is a unique and complex journey for any company. In t...

Innovation is very much at the heart of HEINEKEN’s business and important to its future success. “We integrate technolog...

La Costeña’s internal audit manager explains in this profile how the company has applied digital technology externally t...

This article provides tips for business leaders seeking to improve their EHS capabilities in the most cost-effective way...

This audit report sample provides findings from a product safety review performed at a company.

Research and development expenses include the conceptual formulation, design and testing of product alternatives, constr...

This sample policy outlines procedures for the usage and maintenance of approved software in a company.

The purpose of this audit work program is to review a company’s method of tracking and recording in-warranty repairs, ou...

The purpose of this audit work program is to understand and evaluate the freight management process.

This audit program template focuses on assessing a plant’s safety environment, ensuring compliance with company and gove...

This work program evaluates the adequacy of internal controls in the customer order fulfillment and cash handling proces...

This sample audit work program provides steps to review the direct charges process, including investigating the build-up...

This sample process flow focuses on the procurement, disbursement and accounts payable processes.

This sample audit work program focuses on processes and controls a company may use to select, qualify, approve and maint...

The purpose of this work program is to provide the general steps used for an inventory audit of a distribution center fo...

In this booklet, we detail internal audit best practices, processes and strategies being employed at some of the world’s...

Supply chain disruptions are a reminder that these trade-offs are not without risk. This issue of Board Perspectives: Ri...