In the era of the epidemic, customers can not visit the supplier site for on-site inspection, and on-site inspection and evaluation is the first step to promote cooperation, the latest VR panoramic audit service can display the real scene of the factory in 360 degrees, bring customers an immersive experience, combined with the professional evaluation of auditors, effectively control supply chain risks, and promote business cooperation.

The current predicament of the foreign trade industry

Spring to autumn, since the outbreak of the epidemic at the end of 2019, the epidemic has come to its third year, the foreign trade industry has experienced too many changes in recent years, and foreign traders are facing severe challenges every day. According to data recently released by Clarksons Research, British shipbuilding, and shipping industry analyst, South Korea accounted for 1.2 million revised gross tons (CGT) of the 2.5 million revised gross tonnes (CGT) in May 2022, leading the rest of the world with a 48% share, while China ranked second with only 34%. On the other hand, in a textile factory in Zhejiang and Shanghai, China, Stephen, a warehouse inspector, heard the problem faced by foreign trade officer Helen recently during the inspection yesterday: just tried to develop a customer from the United States, learned that the customer was interested in our products, but due to the epidemic could not come to China to visit our factory and sample room, could not know the real operation of the factory, did not dare to place an order rashly, only said to keep in touch. I believe that many peers have experienced the difficulties of the foreign trade industry.

Internet + new VR factory inspection came into being

At the moment of the epidemic, the cross-border industry urgently needs to develop a new direction and achieve more breakthroughs, and a new form of Internet + online business negotiation has emerged. In the past, traditional forms of foreign trade such as exhibition meetings, business interviews, and company inspections will be carried out in the client’s office or home, saving travel and time, and promoting cooperation more quickly. The digital supplier factory inspection service of the test library realizes the scenario of supplier audit, reports the digital, online and transparent production process, relieves customers’ worries about remote factory audit and promotes new cooperation between enterprise factories.

The difference between VR panoramic factory inspection and traditional factory inspection

VR panoramic factory inspection refers to the application of VR panoramic camera technology, 360 degrees without dead angles to show the real production scene of suppliers, and attach the professional evaluation of the warehouse tester. Customers can intuitively understand the supplier and ensure that the products purchased are in a good state of production organization and management, as well as in a socially and environmentally friendly environment. Compared with traditional audits, test VR panoramic factory inspection has the following advantages:

Limitations of traditional auditing

  • Understand suppliers through auditor records 
  • True representation of suppliers, 360 degrees without dead angles
  • Traditional reports use static images and have poor continuity            

VR panoramic factory inspection advantages

  • Stereoscopic panoramic report, real scene digital display, immersive experience
  • It is mainly written and not intuitive enough
  • Panorama photo + text annotation, witness the scene environment, the problem at a glance

Third-party VR factory inspection has more advantages

As the first third-party inspection service company relying on Internet technology in China, IPQCCO has a comprehensive online management system, supports placing orders anytime, anywhere, and can automatically generate dashboards according to inspection data statistics, effectively helping customers analyze supply chain problems and improve supplier quality. At present, we have more than 2,000 senior inspectors and auditors around the world, and implement more than 100,000 third-party inspections and factory inspection services every year, and have provided inspection services for brands, importers, distributors and retailers in more than 100 countries around the world. The advantages of third-party VR factory inspection are obvious:

1. Authentic presentation

360-degree photography without dead angles, truly presenting the supplier’s production and management environment.

2. Intuitive experience

Full reality digital display to achieve immersive customer experience.

3. Cost saving

Without leaving home, you can get the effect of visiting the scene remotely, saving labor costs and time costs.

4. Risk avoidance

Visibility of risk issues to effectively reduce or eliminate supply chain procurement risks.

5. Integrity issues

The system produces visual reports online, which is objective and fair and avoids integrity problems.

6. Professional team

Professional auditors work to give customers a more complete and in-depth understanding of the various advantages and disadvantages of the site.

7. Efficient operation

Complete the order within 48 hours at the earliest, provide audit services and issue 3D reports.

Many exporters have their own official website/independent website and various promotional materials, hoping to further break through the bottleneck of foreign trade, enhance the company’s brand image, and will also consider adding VR panoramic display to the official website, online exhibition hall, social media, generating external links, etc., and at the same time prove to customers that they are powerful manufacturers, so as to improve the transaction rate of foreign trade orders. VR panoramic audit is a new bridge linking enterprises and factories.

Under the epidemic, all walks of life are facing some difficulties, but opportunities and challenges coexist, the cold winter will always pass, I believe that under the promotion of the Internet + new technology, the faster the import and export trade will develop, the better!