Finding suppliers and factories in every low cost country is probably easier now than ever before. You get cheap price quotes, great samples, fantastic promises, but how can you be sure the bulk shipments meet your quality or delivery requirements ?

Compliance with regulatory standards is the responsibility of the Importer, it is therefore essential to provide safe products of consistent quality to protect your company, brand and customer loyalty.

You need to be sure that your interests are being protected, be aware of the following risks:

MAJOR RISKS:

Non-Conformity to agreed specifications

Non-conformity to samples submitted

Dangerous and unsafe products

Regulatory standards are not met

Sizes, Quantity are incorrect

Factory disagrees with your quality claims after shipment or payment

Factory closes down during production

Production starts late, so shipment is delayed or incomplete

Factory conditions are environmentally and ethically unacceptable

CONTROL YOUR PRODUCTION:

Even before mass production begins, it is essential to have local supervision of manufacture.

There are several steps you can take to minimize risk and avoid problems:

Factory Audit – You need to thoroughly assess the capability, capacity and social compliance of the factory which will produce the order.

Incoming Materials Inspection – Incoming raw materials and components should be inspected and tested for quality compliance against contract specification.

Pre - Production Inspections - Review of production techniques and process should be carried out to ensure product mass production meets agreed quality standards.

During Production Inspections - Verification to ensure that any initial discrepancies have been rectified is essential and checks on average quality standard of the bulk manufacture should be made.

Final Pre-Shipment Inspection - Systematic physical checks on completed products are needed to provide a reliable, accurate and fair assessment of the average batch quality.

Can you really trust the factory to deliver exactly what you ordered?

You may choose to conduct such control with your own personnel, but what does the time spent and travel cost?

For cost effectiveness and efficiency, engage a quality control company who specialize in such work.

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