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Quality and Compliance of Imported Products

March 7, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Quality and Compliance of Imported Products

To run a successful business, you want to make and distribute products that are at the right quality standard and that comply with the regulations of the countries of sale. I guess nobody will argue with that. But what do "Quality and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Compliance Tagged With: product compliance, product quality, quality inspections, quality management

Can QC Inspectors Also Audit Manufacturing Processes?

December 8, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Can QC Inspectors Also Audit Manufacturing Processes?

Let's say you send a QC inspector to one of your supplier's factories. His objective is clear: report on the status of production, on the conformity and safety of the products made for you, and on the number of defects he finds. However, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: qc inspectors, quality management

What Causes A Bad Factory QMS Implementation? [Reason 1]

April 14, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

What Causes A Bad Factory QMS Implementation? [Reason 1]

When we look at the root causes of many quality issues in China or Vietnam, we find "there is no quality system at the factory" or "they supposedly have one, but it was a really bad QMS implementation". I thought about it and I can point … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ISO 9001 Tagged With: ISO 9001, ISO 9001 implementation, QMS, quality management, quality management best practices, quality management system, quality manager

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

Using Data for Quality Management: Do You Have Puzzle? Or a Mystery?

December 14, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Using Data for Quality Management: Do You Have Puzzle? Or a Mystery?

As I wrote a few weeks ago, quality control analytics can save serious costs. I listed 5 examples of such cost savings in that article. Now, the question is, what can manufacturing and purchasing managers do to utilize data for quality … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: data, qc analytics, quality assurance, quality control, quality data, quality management

Why The Bill Of Materials (BOM) Is A Key Document For Importers [Podcast]

December 3, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

Why The Bill Of Materials (BOM) Is A Key Document For Importers [Podcast]

The Bill Of Materials - more important than you may think! The Bill Of Materials is an incredibly important document which spans the product development process and evolves as you get closer to mass production. It provides all of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: bill of materials, BoM, new product development, podcast, quality management, Sourcing, sourcing components, supplier management

The Basics of Quality Management for Buyers [Podcast]

October 21, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

The Basics of Quality Management for Buyers Podcast

What's the best way to get started with quality management? It makes a lot of sense to work to improve your product quality coming from Chinese suppliers and you don't need to be a large corporation to do this, but this kind of quality … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: juran trilogy, podcast, quality control, quality improvement, quality inspections, quality management, quality management best practices, quality management system, quality planning


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