IFS Logistics
Basic information about IFS Logistics
The IFS Logistics standard is dedicated to companies that provide warehousing, logistics and transportation services, i.e. anything that involves outsourcing transportation logistics.
The standard was developed by German and French retailers in cooperation with international experts, and its main purpose is to monitor what happens between production and distribution.
IFS Logistics is applicable to food and non-food products and covers all activities related to transportation, warehousing, distribution, loading/unloading, etc. The scope of application includes all types of logistics: delivery by road, rail or ship; refrigerated/frozen or non-refrigerated transportation.
IFS Logistics requirements include six chapters:
- Senior management responsibility;
- Product quality and safety management system;
- Resource management;
- Service delivery;
- Measurement, analysis, improvement;
- Product protection.
We encourage you to check out the standards page, where you will find additional informational materials:
https://www.ifs-certification.com
Standard is dedicated to companies providing warehouse, logistics and transportation services.
.Benefits of IFS Logistics certification:
- Opening the way for cooperation with new customers;
- Providing continuous improvement by being able to observe all activities and make corrections for non-compliance;
- Reducing costs through systematic preventive actions;
- Improving the competitiveness of the company;
Increasing the trust of contractors, customers, suppliers and inspection bodies, for whom safety and quality are of paramount importance.
1. Contacting the Processing Standards Department The first step is to contact the Processing Standards Department staff in order to properly select a standard or system from our offerings. For this purpose, please contact us by phone, email or fill out the contact form on Contact. 2. Filling out the application form The application form is available for download on the right side of the page (under the heading "DOWNLOAD FILES"). Please send the completed form by email to an employee of our department. The information provided will allow us to prepare a suitable offer for you. Application forms for other standards are available for download at: http://qasolutions.pl/pl/oferta. 3. Offer and signing of the contract We present you with an individually prepared offer and the rules of cooperation with our unit. After signing the contract, we proceed with the certification process. 4. Scheduling the audit Depending on your preference, the audit can be conducted in the form of announced or unannounced. The date of the announced audit is set in consultation with you, while in the case of an unannounced audit, we only inform you of the timeframe in which, as required by the standard, the audit should be conducted. The IFS Logistics standard requires at least one unannounced audit in a 3-year certification cycle. 5. Audit Audits are conducted at the production site with the required proportions of time spent on the production site audit and documentation evaluation. 6. Audit Report and Closure of Nonconformities After the audit, you will receive a list of identified nonconformities with a deadline of up to 28 days from the date of the audit to close them and send the relevant evidence. 7. Certification Decision All audit documentation is subject to technical review at the Certification Body, as a result of which a decision is made on the outcome of the certification process. In case of a positive decision, a certificate is issued. |