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Today I was in a factory of silicon products (cookware, phone covers...). My client was buying the cover for a TV remote control. Production started earlier this week, and I was called in urgently to find solutions to production quality … [Read more...]

Quality control is basically the activity of checking results. Independent QC inspectors check if finished products are conform to a set of specifications, and usually do not have the know-how to check the production processes … [Read more...]

Can you simply approve a sample, pay a Chinese factory to produce it, and then import the goods into your country? Do you know about the safety requirements for YOUR production? Even China has quality standards for what it imports... … [Read more...]

I got an interesting comment on a previous article (4 proven ways to enforce your quality standard in China): If I am hiring a third party to do the quality control should I get a “perfect sample” from the factory, then send it to the … [Read more...]

Should importers simply contact a quality control firm, explain their situation, and follow the advice they receive? I don't believe so. It might actually not be the best use of their money, if they want better results out of their … [Read more...]

The usual process for third-party inspections of production is this: The buyer appoints an inspection firm and communicates the product specs; An inspector is sent to the factory with a sampling plan and a checklist; The buyer uses … [Read more...]

In the industry, we estimate that 80% of importers don't do control the quality of what they buy (i.e. either by one of their employees, or an external inspector). Even when the goods are headed to demanding markets like Europe or the … [Read more...]

David Dayton's latest article illustrates the bad practices of the largest testing laboratories in China. It really shows that something is "broken" in the sourcing process. The dynamics of the consumer products testing industry is … [Read more...]