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What Does A Good QA Program For New Electronic Products Include? [Podcast]

June 17, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

What Does A Good QA Program For New Electronic Products Include? [Podcast]

In this episode… Renaud and Adrian explore what a good Quality Assurance program for new electronic products looks like. Any new products have greater risks, and in many cases, importers haven't been able to visit Chinese suppliers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: electronic hardware products, electronic product design, new product development, quality assurance strategy

How To Add Process Validation To Your QA Plan

August 11, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

How To Add Process Validation To Your QA Plan

If you (or your suppliers) suffer from inconsistent quality, in many cases there is at least one missing ingredient in the quality assurance plan. And, more often than not, process validation was skipped. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: Advanced Product Quality Planning, inconsistent quality, process validation, product quality, qa, qa plan, quality assurance, quality assurance strategy

What Is Good Quality Assurance For Importers Buying In China?

June 28, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

What Is Good Quality Assurance For Importers Buying In China?

A client was interested in product inspections, and they asked: Do you also offer a post-inspection service, for cases where the results are not ideal? That got me thinking. The answer is simple, yes, we can keep following up, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: NPI process, product quality, QAQC, quality assurance, quality assurance strategy, re-inspection, rework

What Is The Minimum Viable Quality Management System For A New Manufacturer? [8 Steps]

July 29, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

What Is a Minimum Viable Quality System for a New Manufacturer?

I have often looked for best practices by looking at the automotive industry's practices when considering what the minimum viable quality management system for a new manufacturer can be. For example: ISO/TS 16949: Great Improvements … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: enforcing a quality standard, improving quality, new manufacturers, QMS, quality assurance strategy, quality management system

A Good Quality Assurance Strategy in China [10 Components]

June 12, 2012 by Renaud Anjoran

Components of a quality assurance strategy

Ensuring product quality over time is one of the major challenges of all importers. But what makes for an effective quality assurance strategy in China? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: purchasing, qa, QAQC, QC, qualifying suppliers, quality assurance strategy, quality control, supplier relationships


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