Over the past few months, on the SynControl blog, I have written articles about what differs from one product category to the next. I'll list them below and summarize what is really specific about each industry vertical when it comes to … [Read more...]
From Random Inspection to Mistake Proofing (Zero Defect)
A few years ago I wrote an article entitled Switching from Acceptance Sampling to Process Control. I listed 3 approaches that can drive defect rates down: Setting up a good quality system, with quick feedback to upstream processes and … [Read more...]
The Root Cause Analysis — an Art Seldom Practiced in China…
One of the most common ways to drill down from a problem to the root cause(s) of that problem is the "5 whys" approach. I wrote before that Chinese manufacturing engineers & managers are, on average, very bad at uncovering root … [Read more...]
How to Conduct Stricter QC Inspections, Apart from a Lower AQL?
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...]
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...]
How To Cut Your Quality Control Budget by Up To 80%
Over the years I have given a lot of advice on this blog to help importers save costs on quality control inspections. It seems to be a topic of high interest to many buyers. There is a funny thing about inspections. In many supply … [Read more...]
Best Practices for Hiring, Training, and Evaluating QC Inspectors
If your company employs its own quality control staff, you have probably wondered what you should do in order to make them better at catching problems. There are holes in every quality system. But you should try to find the biggest holes … [Read more...]
Conferences in Hong Kong and Shenzhen in 2017
I thought many buyers will be South China in April, and they might be interested in 2 trade shows. 1. Cross Border Summit (in Shenzhen) I was speaking there last year, and it was pretty well organized. This year it will cover 2 days … [Read more...]
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