Buyers often ask us, how to do quality inspections in “stricter” way with some of their suppliers in China or Vietnam. 1) An easy way is to set reduce AQL limits, but the supplier might refuse. I know of a large company that sets … [Read more...]
So You Inspect Quality but Chinese Suppliers Don’t Improve?
I see a very common frustration among importers who work with Chinese suppliers. They pay for a quality inspection, some issues are found, some re-work is done... And the same issues are found on the following batch. The question is, why … [Read more...]
3 Basic Guidelines for Garment Quality Assurance in China
I have been following HC Accessories's blog for a few months, and they just published a good article (Essential Garment Quality Control Procedures for Importers and Brands). It lays out nicely the basic guidelines an importer of garments … [Read more...]
The Best of Process Improvement Tools: The Flow Chart
Do you want to make changes in your, or your supplier's, factory? The question is, where to start? There are countless process improvement tools. Some lean purists say, draw a value stream map and strategize about what needs to be done … [Read more...]
Using a Continuous Sampling Plan for Your China Production
If you purchase products from Chinese factories, I guess you have used acceptance sampling based on the concept of AQL. In simple terms, an inspector draws samples from the whole batch, checks them, and the batch is either accepted or … [Read more...]
China Supplier Vetting Part 8: Factory Testing Facilities
If you have conducted inspections at your suppliers' facilities in China, you have probably found that many of the testing equipment necessary to check your product's quality is not available on site. The question, of course, is 'how can … [Read more...]
China Supplier Vetting Part 7: Factory Process & System Audit
In a previous article I described why and how a factory’s quality system can be audited. However, if you want to confirm a factory's reliability with high certainly, you might have to dig deeper. A quality audit will only focus on the … [Read more...]
Using Statistics To Improve Production Quality in China
I have covered at length how to use statistics to accept/refuse a batch of product based on a random sample. Those statistics are usually the only ones the typical production manager has ever come in contact with! I have visited hundreds … [Read more...]
How To Cooperate With Your Chinese Supplier, Part 12: Are You in Contact with Your Supplier’s Quality Mgr. or Sales Rep?
More and more Chinese suppliers put their customers directly in contact with a quality manager, an assistant quality manager, or something of the sort. However, most of the time, you are not communicating with whom you think… It usually … [Read more...]
Are Shenzhen Manufacturers Innovators or Copycats?
A friend shared an interesting article from The Economist with me. It is entitled Shenzhen is a hothouse of innovation. What really allowed Shenzhen to become so economically successful? Because of the open policy that started there? … [Read more...]
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