Social compliance audits are one of the audits that are important for importers to think about and conduct. these audits don’t look into your suppliers’ technical ability, rather they look into whether they’re abiding by the law, whether they are following good health and safety practices for staff and whether they’re engaging in shady business practices, which are going to get you or your brand into trouble down the line.     What Are The Key Factors In Social Compliance Audit?A social compliance aud......

One of the major topics facing importers and manufacturers is the pre-production samples. we want to help you find out why these samples are important as a guide for your manufacturer to make sure that the pieces that finally come off the line in mass production are exactly reaching your expectations.     What Is The Pre-Production Samples? A pre-production sample is any sample that is made and put together before mass production. in that sense, it can mean very different things and serves different purposes. Let’s ta......

Quality control method is a quality management method to ensure product quality and continuously improve product quality. By incorporating your proven quality control methods into a Quality Intelligence solution, you can access insights quickly and handle problems at breakneck speed. So, what are different methods of quality control? Read on this article and we list 10 common methods of quality control.  Top 10 Common Quality Control Methods ......

We often explain to clients the different types of product inspections that we can do at different stages of production. the first question normally would be “Is It Possible To Send Someone To The Factory?” in 99.5 percent of the cases, it’s a yes. but with Covid-19 and different kinds of political upheavals, sometimes it’s not possible. in some cases an off-site inspection or off-site sample review through a real-time video call might make sense. by the way, this also might make sense for very small orders that don&#......

There have been a lot of people asking “how can you check a potential supplier for us? what kind of audits do you do?” if you need to qualify a potential supplier and you want to have a potential factory in mind, then the first two questions are “is it possible to send someone and do they accept to be audited?”  How To Qualify Potential Supplier? Well, in these times of covid pandemic, that’s a problem in certain countries. In some cases, we can do e-audits like a remote audit. asking for some procedures for some record......

Inspection services are becoming more and more important for us because they can reduce risk, control quality and quantity, and meet all relevant regulatory requirements. What are the types of inspection? There are 7 types of inspection in total, including floor inspection, centralized inspection, combine inspection, functional inspection, first piece inspection, pilot piece inspection, and final inspection. Today, let’s take a look at in everything you need to know about all types of inspection and quality control.   Floor Inspe......

Due to increasing globalization, supply chains are scattered around the world. This situation entails challenges for importers and manufacturers, who have to face the different quality standards and requirements of each country. Companies must ensure that the quality and quantity of the products they receive comply with the country’s specifications and regulations, especially when the merchandise comes from foreign suppliers. A physical inspection of goods in the exporting country, prior to shipment, can help importers and manufacturers to ensure the quality of their products. W......

Quality control involves all aspects of the product, so a wide variety of inspection types are applied. To cover every dimension of the part, layout inspection is the quality inspection we should do. In this article, we’ll explain what is layout inspection, how to do it, and the difference between layout inspection and product audit. What is Layout Inspection? ......