Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

Amazon influences packaging, Myanmar garment industry, smartphone component suppliers, tense APEC meeting and China hacking U.S. IP in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Textile Products, Packaging

China's environmental crackdown, contract signing scam, counterfeits, IoT threat and 3D printing in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Social Compliance, 3D Printing

Firms in China eyeing relocation, Chinese IP reform, social compliance programs, improving delivery service and China seeks trade support in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Social Compliance, Process Improvement

Issuing an effective purchase order is critical for protecting your international shipment, but what is it? And why is having certain information on your PO so vital to successful manufacturing?

Topics: Manufacturing Tips & Advice, purchase order

Cybersecurity attacks, supplier relationships, sustainable fashion, simple design and protecting IP in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Social Compliance, Textile Products

Universal Postal Union pullout, enticing holiday shoppers, Toys R Us liquidation, India's draft electronics policy and fast fashion nearshoring in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Textile Products

The FDA is currently focused on cooperating with food importers to develop a FSVP. But enforcement will likely increase as FSVP becomes more established. There’s no better time to develop a FSVP than now.

Topics: Auditing Factories, Legal Requirements

Suppliers using prison labor, Pret a Manger deaths, robot employees, Dixon's domestic incentives and lean production in this week's roundup.

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Social Compliance, Sourcing, Auditing Factories

Your customers should never discover fabric defects in any of your products. Knowing these defects will ensure they never surprise you or your customers.

Topics: Product Inspection, Textile Products