Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

This week in Best in Manufacturing, learn about supply chain mistakes, inventory control and shipping on time, nanocomposites, additive vs. subtractive manufacturing and wireless IoT sensors!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing

Have your wireless speakers cut out in the middle of a song? Or during an important call? You can avoid ruining jam sessions and conversations by testing for these defects for Bluetooth speakers.

Topics: Product Inspection

No matter how organized your factory is, problems can occur at any point in manufacturing. Production monitoring gives you insight on the entire manufacturing process, points out any defects in all of the stages, and prevents shipping delays.

Topics: Product Inspection

If you were about to invest a million dollars in a company, you probably wouldn’t do it without a little research beforehand. Similarly, if you’re going to invest in sourcing products from China, you’d be wise to practice due diligence.

Topics: Sourcing

Accepting the first quote you receive is never a good idea. When looking for the best price from suppliers, it's important to perform due diligence and get a comprehensive understanding of pricing so that you can make the most informed decision about buying from one supplier or another.

Topics: Sourcing, supplier audit

Supplying to Walmart is a major accomplishment. But what can quickly end that relationship is a factory in your supply chain that earns three orange ratings within a certain time frame or one red one from Walmart's audit team. By meeting Walmart's ethical sourcing standards, you can avoid this nightmare situation and keep business going smoothly.

Topics: Social Compliance

China has held its status as a frontrunner in manufacturing the world’s goods for decades. The country produces 80 percent of the world’s air conditioners, 70.6 percent of its mobile phones and up to 63 percent of its shoes. In fact, China’s share of total global manufacturing output was 25 percent last year.

Topics: Manufacturing Tips & Advice

With a little knowledge of challenges to QC for complicated products, you can you can maintain adequate QC oversight without delays.

Topics: Product Inspection, quality control in china

Cutlery—sometimes called silverware—rarely receives much attention these days. What was once considered a luxury item, cutlery is often overlooked because of how common it is today in everyday life. Indeed, the use of cutlery dates back to ancient times. As an example, forks for dining first appeared in noble courts of the Middle East and Byzantine Empire in the 7^th century.

Topics: Product Inspection

The Chinese military, weather, and outdated air traffic control procedures are all out of your control. But with a little due diligence and proper planning, you can avoid the worst that flight delays in China present.

Topics: Travel Tips & Advice