Industry Challenges Time is money. Nobody understands this more than those supplying and working in the big and vast industries, such as in the automotive sector. In order to remain both competitive and profitable, companies must deal with quality issues immediately before they can cause additional problems. And if a problem occurs, it is not...
Before starting a business with a supplier, the buyer needs to evaluate the capacity of the supplier to fulfill his requirements. It is part of his responsibility. To do so he can perform an audit or an inspection. Most of us have difficulties to discriminate them from each other. Managers sometimes like to use the...
A standard is an agreed way of doing something. It could be about making a product, managing a process, delivering a service or supplying materials – standards can cover a huge range of activities undertaken by organizations and used by their customers. If so, how are the ISO and SAI standards for inspection and audit companies...
Hello guys! This is the story of my third trip to a factory with our SBE inspector. Check the previous stories from here and here. The journey This time the mission location was in Hangzhou, a one hour train ride away from our office in Ningbo. Trains are a really convenient way to travel in China,...
Hey guys! I am continuing with my series of stories about inspections. The first time I went to inspect some blankets. Yesterday, I went to my second inspection with our SBE engineer. This time the inspected products were drinking bottles. The factory is located in Taizhou, about a two hour ride away from Ningbo. This time...
Why Quality Inspection? Quality is among the most essential aspect of any business, as customers are really conscious about the products and services they offer. When it comes to outsourcing products to other countries, the results and potential is one of the most important aspects that a company has to perform. The outsourced products need...
November is the month for celebrating quality! In celebration of the forth annual World Quality Month, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) will showcase how advancements and valuable quality contributions have improved incomes for businesses, communities, and institutions worldwide. What’s the purpose? The purpose of World Quality Month is to promote the use of quality tools...
Hello Engineers, Managers, Sourcing analysts, Purchasers and Quality control freaks! Until now, I have went to two inspections concerning blankets and drinking bottles, and to one container loading supervision. This week, I went to a speaker factory to inspect subwoofers with our inspector. It was an FPI, a final product inspection, so all the products...
It seems that sometimes even people who’ve been in the quality assurance industry for 10 years don’t have a ready answer to the question: “What is quality?” Here are the most common responses gathered by the American Society for Quality during a recent survey: I guess one could argue that there are several definitions, depending how high...
Big initiative on vocational training is to upgrade China’s economy Shenyang in China’s industrial northeast, dominated by heavy industry and leviathan state-owned enterprises, may seem an unlikely model for the modernization of the country’s economy. Still, the capital of Liaoning province is seen as a leader in vocational training. It has had a long tradition...