The Multiple Benefits of a Supplier Qualification Audit

by AQF Team on 14 Aug 2020 | 0 Comments

The last thing you would ever want to gamble with as a business is your supplier relationships. Since modern businesses experience pressure from the competition, rising customer demands, and rigid regulatory requirements, working with a reliable supplier is essential. Ensuring that you create a strong relationship with the right supplier will reduce friction from this part of your business while increasing your overall productivity.

Topics: Quality Control Checklist, Supply chain

How Bangladesh is Facing the Pandemic to Maintain Garment Production

by Polly Chen on 11 Aug 2020 | 0 Comments
Learn about the Bangladeshi garment industry's survival method, Intel's outsourcing plan and Apple's carbon neutral pledge in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Supply chain

ASEAN Is Now China's Largest Trade Partner

by Polly Chen on 4 Aug 2020 | 0 Comments
Learn about ASEAN's trade relationship with China, Adidas's three-loop sustainable strategy and the new normal in supply chain all in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Supply chain

How Can a Supplier Audit Help You Prevent Supply Chain Risks?

by AQF Team on 30 Jul 2020 | 0 Comments

There are no two ways about it: supplier quality is critical to business.

Topics: Auditing Factories, Supply chain

India And EU Trade Agreement Opens Market for Exports

by Polly Chen on 28 Jul 2020 | 0 Comments
Learn about India and the EU's potential trade deal, China's new cosmetics regulations and recent furniture recall in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Furniture

Amazon Established A New Unit to Fight Fake Goods Sellers

by Polly Chen on 14 Jul 2020 | 0 Comments
Learn about Amazon's new unit to fight counterfeiters, McDonald's plastic straw ban in China and Nike's digital fulfillment strategy in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Commericial Goods, Supply chain

Walmart Is Partnering with Shopify to Expand Its Ecommerce Marketplace

by Polly Chen on 7 Jul 2020 | 2 Comments
Learn about Walmart's expanding marketplace, Vietnam's attempts to boost manufacturing and cosmetics giants turning talc-free in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Commericial Goods

Ecommerce Sales Continue to Grow in 2020

by Polly Chen on 30 Jun 2020 | 0 Comments
Learn about ecommerce sales trend, India's mobile phone manufacturing capacity and Google's sustainable sourcing platform in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Sourcing

Is China Leading A Recovery in Global Manufacturing?

by Polly Chen on 23 Jun 2020 | 0 Comments
Learn about the recovery in Chinese manufacturing, Amazon's latest robotics technology and Nike's sustainable footwear collection in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Globalization

Supply Chain Diversification: Not Leaving China, But Expanding from China

by Polly Chen on 9 Jun 2020 | 0 Comments
Learn about supply chain diversification, the cookware market amid COVID-19 and DHL's electric delivery bikes in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Cookware and Kitchenware, Supply chain

4 Critical Quality Controls For Cosmetics Packaging