 number of audits number of audits 3 admin mon 10142019 1721 number of observations audits carried out during a specific period of time to monitor the results expected of health research processes audits produce preventive effects in control the indicator is easy to obtain certifications could be used as a proxy additional quantitative audit  an internal conducted by the own organization external conducted by third independent parties examination of a process to add credibility to its reliability and integrity certification  tool that adds credibility to a process product or service demonstrating that it meets certain characteristics there are numerous certifications available in the market for different products processes services and characteristics initiative project s internal data provide the number of observations audits performed during the reporting period this information should ideally be compared with the two previous years or with targets number in physical units table with absolute numbers disaggregated per categories process absolute number annually annually the indicator does not provide information on the quality of the audit conducted yes extract from bayer annual report 2017 p 105 available at  https wwwannualreport2017bayercom downloadshtml certifications could be used as a proxy control process 