The Quality Control Blog recently discussed the safety classes of IEC 61140. The last article showed why it matters and how to ensure compliance. Three safety classes are important nowadays. Lets talk about how we can spot physical non-compliance. These are very common for products made-in-Asia. Suppliers sometimes are unaware of the regulation. Other manufacturers simply try to cut corners.
Alors que des spécifications claires d'un importateur et sa liste des défauts sont indispensables pour effectuer une inspection fiable, il y a des sociétés d'inspection réputées comme AQF qui ont également leurs checklists de contrôle en interne pour n'importe quelle gamme de produits.
While an importer's specs and list of expected product defects are vital to perform an adequate inspection, reputable inspection firms like AQF have internal inspection checklists for any range of products.
A buyer needs to evaluate the capacity of a supplier to fulfill his requirements. It is part of his responsibility. To do so he can perform an audit or an inspection. Most of us have difficulty to discriminate them therefore today we will illustrate the difference between audit and inspection.
After problems with their suppliers, many people then look to their Purchase Order and discover issues within. After a botched order, buyers are left wondering where to turn next? Many people end up contacting Quality Control firms after such a problem with a supplier. However, in many cases the issue is that they did not take the time to write up a proper Purchase Order.
Writing a detailed Purchase Order between you and your supplier is a must. Purchase Orders are business forms designed to enter detailed information for a purchase or sale of goods and services. A Purchase Order, also called a requisition or PO, is a vital part of the financial and accounting aspect of business. Templates are invaluable when learning to write a purchase order.
When looking into factories, you may notice that some are listed as ODM and OEM. Both terms ODM and OEM classify factories that supply parts or final parts. But what do these mean and what is the difference?
Al buscar fábricas, es posible que vea que algunas figuran definidas como fabricante ODM y OEM. Ambos términos, ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) y OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), se utilizan para clasificar a las fábricas que suministran componentes o piezas finales. Pero ¿qué significan y en qué se diferencian?
AQL por sus siglas en Ingles Acceptance Quality Limit que significa Nivel de Calidad Aceptado es el estándar usado por muchas empresas de control de calidad para determinar propiamente el tamaño de la muestra así como el número de defectos permitidos. Hemos escrito previamente sobre este tema explicando cómo utilizar la tabla, pero es común escuchar a importadores preguntándose que es exactamente la tabla AQL y de donde proviene.
Para cada inspección de producto es necesario tener una lista de especificaciones y de requerimientos a revisar para ver si los productos alcanzan los requerimientos deseados. Esta información tiene un alto nivel de importancia y es un factor clave para una agencia de inspecciones de control de calidad.
