What’s Sample Picking? Today, we went to a supplier in Zhuhai to do sample picking. Basically, no matter if doing a first time order with your supplier or buying a new product from a longtime partner, you should always ask for a sample first. This sample will be tested and then sent to the customer....
Goods Should Always Be Inspected at the Subcontractor Site Many times visits at subcontractors’ sites are denied by suppliers. There are many reasons behind that. For example, the subcontractor’s know-how and quality management systems are often limited due to their small size. Not being permitted to visit the subcontractor’s site should be avoided in advance as...
“I had a talk with our Director. He said that as we have a long history of making business with this supplier, we don’t need to do any quality control this time.” Many companies importing from Asia employ this strategy to reduce spending for repeat orders. However, the quality of repeat orders evolve within time,...
For sure, one of the worst surprises you can face is that when you receive your batch of export carton, they are full of moisture. This means that depending on the goods, they usually are totally ruined. This might happen even though the goods have passed the Final Product Inspection and Container Loading Supervision, though...
What is SOS? No, I don’t mean the international morse code of Save Our Souls, but something that’s got to do with auditing your suppliers – Supplier On-site Survey. Today, I will tell you a glimpse about this procedure we do. A supplier on-site survey is done to check the supplier (f. ex. trading company...
Hello! Today I am going to tell you a little bit about what is the factory’s role when our Quality Inspector goes to an inspection. Usually, the inspections are conducted in the supplier’s premises, which means that the inspection environment varies greatly depending on the factory environment, such as how big, new or well-equipped it...
As Christmas is coming, order from customers to Chinese suppliers for many varieties of products are increasing. But… Don’t forget to inspect your products’ quality! Though production is high, don’t give any room for your suppliers to trick you 🙂 So, this is my experience inspecting a handbag in Chinese factory. Bon voyage… Ready, Set,...
Last week I wrote about the new Quality Report ASQ has shared. There’s a very good point in the 2015 Future of Quality report that I now want to address to you guys. Alvar Aalto – Design and Quality Guru I bet you have heard something about Finland – NOKIA at least. In addition to that, it’s a country...
Factories Pay for Getting Certified Recently, we have heard many people mentioning fake certificates in the context of Chinese manufacturing. While we know that there are many fake product certificates, we don’t think that there are many fake ISO 9001, ISO 14001, or ISO/TS16949 certificates. Our point of view is simple. There are many registrars,...
LED Industry Today our SBE inspectors performed an LED inspection in the city of Shenzhen, China. China is a leading country on the production of LEDs. It is focused on low price LEDs and right now is competing head to head against South Korea and Taiwan who used to lead the world production. In China, the industry...