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The ISO Certification Industry’s Dark Side

May 31, 2023 by Renaud AnjoranLeave a Comment

The ISO Certification Industry's Dark Side

The ISO certification industry, unfortunately, has a dark side. A large proportion of purchasers ask about certifications in the sourcing process. If a potential supplier sends an ISO 9001 certificate, it's one box ticked. Also an ISO … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Certifications Tagged With: auditing suppliers, iso certifications

Is there a Relationship between Factory Audits and Better Quality Products? [Real Data Analysis]

November 11, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Is there a Relationship between Factory Audits and Better Quality Products? [Real Data Analysis]

Prof. Neale O’Connor, a China business and accounting expert and international keynote speaker, recently analyzed some of our own factory audit data and other third-party data about customer complaints and came up with some really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Factory Audits Tagged With: auditing suppliers, factory audits, Sourcing

7 Reasons Why Ignoring Factory Audits Will Hurt Your Business

December 15, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

7 Reasons Why Ignoring Factory Audits Will Hurt Your Business

If you start working with a new supplier that you haven't visited or audited on-site, do you feel safe about your decision? I have talked to many people in that situation, and they usually haven't fully realized what they might be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: auditing suppliers, factory audits

Remote Audit Of A Factory’s Quality System: It Can Work!

October 13, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Remote Audit of a Factory's Quality System: It Can Work!

Performing a remote audit (conducted without actually going to the factory) is nothing new. And a lot of companies have started using them because of the covid-19 pandemic. In 2013, The ASQ Quality Press published eAuditing - Virtual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting Tagged With: auditing suppliers, audits, coronavirus, vetting suppliers

Using Factory Audits To Qualify Your Chinese Suppliers

May 17, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Using Factory Audits To Qualify Your Chinese Suppliers

When I talk to someone who is contemplating whether they should work with a particular supplier, I advise them to visit the factory and/or have it audited. And this can lead to confusion, as the next question is usually "what type of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Factory Audits Tagged With: auditing suppliers, audits, continuous auditing, factory audit tips, factory audits, quality system audits, social compliance audits

All You Should Know About Management System Standards & Auditing Them [Podcast]

September 10, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

All You Should Know About Management System Standards & Auditing Them [Podcast]

What are management system standards? Management system standards aren't 'just another tool.' When an organization is certified to one of these standards it's an important way to demonstrate that they're able to perform the tasks required … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Certifications Tagged With: auditing suppliers, certifications, factory audits, fake certificates, management system standards, management systems, podcast, quality management system, standards

Coping With Coronavirus: How Importers Can Check If A China Factory Is Ready & Has Capacity

February 10, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

How To Check If Your China Factory Is Ready and Has Capacity

Importers are being hit severely by the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia epidemic in China: Many factory workers (operators, inspectors, engineers...) are locked down in Hubei province Perhaps a higher number of factory workers are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: auditing suppliers, chinese suppliers, coronavirus, ncov, verifying supplier capacity, verifying supplier readiness, wuhan virus

Continuous Auditing to Keep Pressure on a China Factory: How it Works

June 12, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Continuous Auditing to Keep Pressure on a China Factory: How it Works

One of the questions our clients ask most often is "how to keep the pressure on our supplier's factory so they improve and they don't make the same mistakes again". Continuous auditing is an answer to this, but how does it work? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: auditing suppliers, audits, continual auditing, continuous auditing, factory audit tips, factory audits, supplier improvement


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