4 People to Consult When Creating a Quality Manual for Your Product

by Crystal Ge on 4 Apr 2018 | 1 Comment
Creating a quality manual for your product shouldn't be a 'me, myself and I' endeavor. An inaccurate or incomplete quality manual creates issues for everyone involved in a product, from your supplier to your customers.

Topics: Product Inspection, Quality Control Checklist

5 Garment Accessory Tests to Include in a Garment Inspection Checklist

by Vicky Yu on 28 Mar 2018 | 1 Comment
Garment accessory defects can often be easily caught during inspection and fixed at the factory before shipment. Why risk your customers finding these issues instead? Include these tests and checks in your garment inspection checklist!

Topics: Product Inspection, Textile Products, Quality Control Checklist

4 Importing Tips to Keep Your Shipments on Schedule

by John Niggl on 14 Mar 2018 | 0 Comments
Keeping shipments on schedule is one of the greatest challenges importers face, but delays can be hard to avoid when you’re dealing with serious quality issues. Check out these tips to meet your deadlines!

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

Packaging Quality Control: What to Do Before Pre-Shipment Inspection

by Sunny Wong on 13 Dec 2017 | 0 Comments
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

5 Packaging Quality Control Checks No Importer Can Afford to Skip

by Samantha Lim on 25 Oct 2017 | 3 Comments
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

5 Ways Quality Control Inspectors Use QC Checklists [video]

by John Niggl on 21 Jun 2017 | 2 Comments
This 3-minute video guides you through how QC inspectors use a QC checklist to check products and explains how clarifying requirements can help you avoid quality issues!

Topics: Product Inspection, Quality Control Checklist

Prevent Quality Defects in Your Products by Clarifying Requirements

by George Huang on 31 May 2017 | 0 Comments
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

4 Ways to Address Product Defects Found During QC Inspection

by Vicky Yu on 24 May 2017 | 2 Comments
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

How Experienced Importers Limit Product Defects in 3 Stages [eBook]

by John Niggl on 10 May 2017 | 1 Comment
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

Why You Can’t Assume Chinese Suppliers Always Understand Requirements

by Samantha Lim on 1 Mar 2017 | 1 Comment
Chinese factories can be hesitant to address misunderstandings, so make sure your supplier understands your requirements before errors arise in QC inspection!

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

4 Critical Quality Controls For Cosmetics Packaging