A lot of things can go wrong when a shipment is loaded in a container, or during transport. A good solution is to send a technician conduct a container loading inspection. For some urgent shipments, it is performed in combination with a … [Read more...]
Inspection of textile products: what tests can be done?
My quality control firm mostly works on inspections of textile products in China and other Asian countries. This type of goods is very particular, and it takes a specialized inspector to do the job correctly. Quality inspections consist … [Read more...]
Inspections of lingerie in China: forget about fitting tests!
Several of my clients are importers of lingerie. I advised some of them when they started buying from China and they needed an inspection firm. I noticed the same issue popped up for all of them: "we really need you to do fitting tests for … [Read more...]
How can China-based foreigners find quality control jobs?
On Sunday, an English teacher living in China asked me how he could get involved in quality control. And more specifically how he could perform a few inspections as a freelancer, to earn more money. This is really a case of … [Read more...]
Pre-production inspection: what benefits for buyers?
A pre-production inspection takes place either before production starts (usually to check inputs) or at the very beginning of final assembly. It is the least frequently used among the four major types of quality inspections for most … [Read more...]
Inspection of fabric rolls in China
China is the largest exporter of apparel. There are several reasons for this: the low cost of labor, the know how in producing low-to-medium-end products, the great business environment, but also the low cost of fabrics. And, not … [Read more...]
How to get the best out of an inspection agency?
An importer can work with his inspection agency in vastly different ways. I distinguish mainly two opposite approaches that I noticed among my clients. A third-party quality control firm can be used as... 1. A provider of trained labor, … [Read more...]
Procedure for dealing with failed inspections
Quality inspections are only a way to collect information, and present it in a way that allows the buyer to take a decision. Last month I wrote a post about the case where the buyer refuses the products and asks for rework. In that article … [Read more...]
Checking quality takes more time in the factory
Checking quality in a factory always takes longer than in an importer's warehouse. Sometimes I give a quotation to a client, who replies "why do you charge 2 days? It would only take me 1 day!" I never like to be suspected by my clients, … [Read more...]
Inspection during production: a necessity?
The inspection during production (or "DUPRO") is the second most frequent type of QC inspection, after the final random inspection (see the list of the major types of quality inspection services). … [Read more...]
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