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Quality Control Basics
Basics Of Quality Control
Most importers do not know how professional quality control is conducted. Instead of diving deep into statistical concepts, we try to explain things in the simplest way possible.
Importer Best Practices
Best Practices For Importers
All importers tend to face the same issues. The most professional buyers tend to follow the same “best practices”. Less experienced buyers should try to do the same.Supplier Qualification
Searching And Qualifying Suppliers
How you go about searching, qualifying, and choosing a supplier is the best predictor about the eventual success or failure of your importing business. Do not take this decision on the basis of a good human contact.Templates & Tools
Useful Templates
The templates listed below will help you work in a more organized manner. Adapt them to your particular needs!Do you want a longer list of past articles? See hundreds of our most useful articles, sorted by topic, in our itemised archive.
- Challenges for Foreign Buyers
- Sourcing New Suppliers
- China Supplier Vetting
- How To Cooperate With Your Chinese Supplier (20 part series)
- Due Diligence on Suppliers
- How To Manufacture A Product In China (without losing your shirt)?
- Product Specifications & QC Checklist
- Quality Assurance Strategy
- Basic Quality Control Concepts
- Payments to Suppliers
- Price, Negotiations & Penalties
- Factory Visits/Audits
- ISO Standards & Factory Certifications
- Laboratory Tests & Certificates
- Supplier Relationships
- Legal Issues & Insurance
Weekly updates for professional importers on better understanding, controlling, and improving manufacturing & supply chain in China.
This is a blog written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005.
He is the CEO of The Sofeast Group.
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9 Responses
Hi Renaud,
thank you so much for sharing all these valuables advices!
I work in a food factory and I would like to know more about AQL for food sampling. Can you point me in the right direction as I saw that AQL for food is little bit different?
Best regards
Right. Look at Codex standard stan233.
Hi Renaaud,
as you are already working on masks DPI and you have already checked may certification and many Factories can you share your information to let see one list of serious Suppòiers authorized by the right official Office, to export to Europe this kind of item without worry for wrong Suppliers and fake or not valid certification?
It woudl be very helpful for all the people sufferimg missing these masks and avoiding to import masks noit certified properly against the virus risks.
Many people would appreciate your help and if it needs to pay for this service, I will be open to do it. Tks
I understand, but our clients, who paid us and expect confidentiality, might not appreciate that…
Hi Renaud,
As a person who has no knowledge of all of these things and planning to start my own business, I find your page really helpful, so thank you for creating this website. However, I’ve been trying to access the: Ultimate Guide To Sourcing From China And Developing Your Suppliers E book but just comes out as a photo no PDF download.
Thanks so much.
Let me email you.
hi,i am looking to manufacture clothing in china.i emailed a few factories in china and narrowed it down based o the fabrics and clothing pics they showed me.i requested a fabric sample and will not go ahead before i see the samples and like the quality…am i missing any critical steps?should i be afraid that they won’t give me the same quality as the sample?please advise
Yes, you need to work on describing what defects you cannot accept (which ones would be classified as major or minor). You need to approve the packaging, too, and clarify what you don’t want.
And you need to have an inspector check quality, at least before shipment. Maybe also during production.
Hi, i am from China who i work as quality for US company for a long time, As i look into the website, there are so many usful info for me. Currently i also source new importer of other countries, it is really helpful.