Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

Chinese New Year is a month away, but you should already be preparing for its disruption to your supply chain. Learn how in this week's Best in Manufacturing!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories, Globalization

You shouldn't have to pay exorbitant QC fees to get a clear pre-shipment report of your product quality. Here's a few ways InTouch can accommodate your budget!

Topics: Product Inspection

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how Chinese factories are employing interns to meet production quotas, how to handle seasonal business fluctuations & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

Learn how total product destruction can help keep severely defective products and substandard goods off the market in our eBook, available now for instant reading!

Topics: Product Destruction, defect management

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn what trends are coming for your supply chain in 2018, how China's Silk Road developed in 2017 and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Globalization

Are you mystified by your Chinese supplier's behavior? Learn how to face 3 common cultural barriers to effective China quality control here!

Topics: Working with Factories, china quality control

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn where Santa might be outsourcing his production to, what's on the horizon for manufacturing in 2018 and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

Critical quality defects that jeopardize your customer’s safety will definitely put you on Santa's naughty list! Learn how to check for these defects in 5 common holiday products!

Topics: Product Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL)

This week on Best in Manufacturing: how to adapt to Chinese business practices to become a successful importer, whether to 'play nice' with your factory & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories

Before you shoot off an email to your supplier with your packaging requirements, make sure you know how to prepare for packaging inspection first!

Topics: Product Inspection, Quality Control Checklist, packaging quality control