While the average organization’s overall audit completion rate exceeds 80%, fewer than one in three manufacturers meet best practice benchmarks for on-time audit completion. Just as concerning, only 28% close more than 60% of audit findings on time, according to Ease.io’s Layered Process Audit Benchmark Report.
“Those numbers reinforce what leading manufacturers already know: layered process audits are a powerful lever for operational excellence,” says Adam Wegel, CEO. “But what we discovered is that having the right tools is just part of the picture. The real issue is an accountability and execution gap.”
Key takeaways:
· Despite lagging on-time performance, the average organization in the analysis completed over 8,700 audits and closed out an average of 1,460 findings.
· Companies using digital audit systems showed an improvement in overall audit completion rate within two years, with the number of low-performing companies shrinking over that time.
· The report finds that 84% of Layer 1 (frontline) audits result in zero findings, compared with roughly half for upper-level management—a clear sign of frontline disengagement.
· The report also identifies leadership engagement as the key lever for improving LPA maturity. In fact, those plants where leaders participate in audits consistently are 20% more likely to complete audits on time overall.
