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What To Do If Your Products Fail An Inspection? [Step-By-Step Process]

September 9, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

What To Do If Your Products Fail An Inspection? [Step-By-Step Process]

Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran and Adrian from the team are back and talking about something else you don't want to experience but may if you're unfortunate. A failed product inspection! Renaud will explain to you why the type of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: failed inspection, QC, qc inspections, quality failures

What Are Quality Standards? [Podcast]

April 29, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

What Are Quality Standards? [Podcast]

In this episode… Renaud explores what quality standards are here. There is a combination of physical samples and written resources that outline and clarify your product quality expectations to your manufacturer and quality … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: product quality, QC, quality standards

Quality Control Plan: Defining Expectations Before Production

April 25, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Quality Control Plan: Defining Expectations Before Production

Depending on the context, "quality control plan" means different things. Let's look at the three types of quality control plans: The product quality control plan to include in a contract with a Chinese supplier The QC plan for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: process control plan, QC, QC plan, quality control plan

Renaud Answers YOUR Manufacturing Questions [Podcast]

April 1, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Celebrating 100 Episodes By Answering YOUR Questions [Podcast]

In this episode… To celebrate our 100th episode over on Sofeast's podcast Renaud called on listeners for their manufacturing-related questions and answered as many as possible!  They're questions that are relevant to so many importers, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: AQL, manufacturing agreement, product inspections, QC, raw material cost rises, supply chain risks

Harsh Realities of Managing a Quality Control Team in China

August 31, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Harsh Realities of Managing a Quality Control Team in China

A few years ago, I suggested 6 tips to avoid bribery in a QC team. And two of them are particularly important when managing a quality control team in China: Rotate inspectors among factories, as professional relationships very quickly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: managing qc inspectors, manufacturing in China, QC, qc inspections, qc inspectors, QC problems, quality control

Does Checking 100% of a Production Batch Make Sense? Yes, It Often Does.

January 11, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Does Checking 100% of a Production Batch Make Sense? Yes, It Often Does.

Nearly 2 years ago I wrote When To Do a Random AQL Inspection vs. Check 100% of the Goods. It is a good overview of these 2 options: Send inspector(s) to your supplier's factory for checking random samples Have the manufacturer of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: 100% check, 100% inspection, product inspections, QC, qc check

Factory Management: the 4 Main Roles in the Quality Department

January 4, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Factory Management the 4 Main Roles in the Quality Department

China, as a whole, has 35+ years of experience manufacturing products for export customers. They have accumulated a lot of experience. However, foreign buyers are rather consistently shocked at the level of mismanagement that plagues … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In The Factory Tagged With: Chinese factory management, factory management, hiring a quality inspector, hiring in China, hiring quality managers, QC, quality department, quality inspections, quality management, quality staff

3 Quality Control Plans & Why They’re Needed BEFORE Production [Podcast]

November 19, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

3 Quality Control Plans & Why They’re Needed BEFORE Production [Podcast]

What is a quality control plan and why do you need to approve it before production begins? A QC plan is an essential tool for buyers to drive their suppliers to produce goods that reach their quality standard. It will typically list your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement, Quality Control Tips Tagged With: Advanced Product Quality Planning, podcast, process control plan, product quality, QC, QC plan, quality control plan, quality improvement, quality planning, supplier management

Understanding Product QC Inspections: What Is In A Man-Day?

June 22, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Understanding Product QC Inspections: What Is in a Man-Day?

A conversation earlier today made me realize that some buyers who haven’t spent much time in Chinese factories have some common misconceptions, including inaccuracies about a QC inspector's man-day, or stories like: “Chinese production … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: hiring a quality inspector, man-day, product inspections, QC, qc inspections, quality inspectors

From Data Science To Machine Learning in Manufacturing, for Smarter Quality Control

June 2, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

From Data Science To Machine Learning in Manufacturing, for Smarter Quality Control

I have long been put off by all the hype around artificial intelligence (AI). AI has become the modern 'magic wand': nobody knows how it works, but the results are assuredly amazing.  AI has limitations for manufacturers, but both data … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, data, data science, machine learning, QC, qc inspections

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