Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

For importers manufacturing in Asia, clarifying product requirements with your factory is one of the best methods for managing product quality & preventing quality defects.

Topics: Product Inspection, Quality Control Checklist

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about Southeast Asia's approach to China's One Belt One Road initiative, building Chinese brands, Japanese approaches for automation, design uses for 3D printing and VR and Industry 4.0 in the ASEAN countries!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

Product defects are an unavoidable part of mass production. So make sure you learn the best ways to address unacceptable quality defects with your supplier in this blog article!

Topics: Product Inspection, Working with Factories, Quality Control Checklist

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about Chinese factories working with entrepreneurs to produce new products, the fashion industry's environmental impact, the uses of AR in manufacturing, South Asian port competitiveness and Chinese competition in aviation!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

The general layout, and the way processes are set up, have a strong impact on factory efficiency. Here are 5 typical issues we have seen in Asia.

Topics: Manufacturing Tips & Advice

Preventing a product defect when first beginning the supplier relationship is almost always far easier and cheaper than trying to correct it after it appears.

Topics: Product Inspection, Auditing Factories, Working with Factories

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about India's manufacturing challenges, upgrades to Chinese plastic, China's efforts to reduce air pollution, demand for Asian goods in Western markets and efforts to improve supply chains in the fashion industry!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

In our free eBook, learn how to limit product defects at each stage of the manufacturing process with tried-and-true methods used by experienced importers!

Topics: Product Inspection, Auditing Factories, Working with Factories, Quality Control Checklist

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about the potential for cost-effectively 3D printing metal, hiring patterns in Cambodia's garment industry, cyber attacks in manufacturing, how to check your supplier's testing facilities and Hong Kong's competitive edge over Singapore!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, 3D Printing

AQL sampling can save you time & money. What's not to like? Learn more reasons why QC professionals use AQL sampling for product inspection and in which cases AQL might not be appropriate in this blog article.

Topics: Product Inspection, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), QC professionals