Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

Is factory QC enough for China quality control? Your choice of who inspects your products can make a world of difference in the product quality you receive.

Topics: Product Inspection

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how climate change is causing a $47 billion loss of manufacturing output in China, tips to spot factory corruption and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how customized clothing could disrupt the global apparel market, how to get started with drop shipping and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Textile Products, Globalization

New to using AQL for inspection? Here's all the information you need to decode the AQL table and get started using AQL to reliably assess your product quality.

Topics: Product Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

This week on Best in Manufacturing, check out a video that explains why only 1/10 of manufacturing jobs have been lost to offshoring, what's to blame for the rest and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Sourcing, Globalization

Packaging issues can lead to any number of problems that could mean game over for your business if you don't pay enough attention to packaging quality control.

Topics: Product Inspection, Packaging

Is the counterfeit industry in China almost a necessary evil, or at least semi-necessary? Learn about this topic and more in this week's Best in Manufacturing!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

Your customer might rip off all your packaging materials when they receive your product. But that doesn't mean you should neglect packaging quality control!

Topics: Product Inspection, Packaging, Quality Control Checklist

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how the fashion industry is taking on waste collection, the risks of combined product sampling for inspection & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), Globalization

Are you experiencing a gradual decline in product quality over time? You might have gotten too complacent with your factory. Here's what to do about "quality fade"!

Topics: Product Inspection, Working with Factories