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What Does the Sourcing Process Entail?
When starting the sourcing process, it’s essential that you first define what it is that you are seeking. When working with a supplier, you should establish a clear joint commitment that includes: Identifying the best solutions Upholding quality and efficiency A...
Quality Basics: Frequently Asked Questions
When it comes to providing quality, where should you start? Here, we’re answering frequently asked questions in the sourcing and product inspections realm that will help you set a solid foundation of the quality basics. Let’s get started. What is AQL? ‘AQL’ stands...
What Do On-Site Inspections Entail?
What are on-site inspections and what do they entail? Here, we’ll discuss the purpose of in-store retail inspections and the key components that must not be overlooked. Let’s dive in! On-site retail inspections are conducted in order to determine whether products are...
Tips for Working With a Good Supplier
Selecting the right supplier for your business needs is vital to ensure that you are able to deliver your products and services on time, at the right price, and in compliance with your quality standards. Creating specific supplier selection criteria will help you...
Inspect and Correct
What happens when there is an issue with a product that’s already on the store shelf? Panic? Don’t worry; at this point, issues can still be corrected. Here, we’ll cover what this process entails. When an issue is detected with an in-store product, it typically comes...
Low Prices vs. High Quality Products
What is the relationship between the way a product is priced and its quality? When it comes down to it, there is none. Price doesn’t determine quality. If an item has a high price, this doesn’t necessarily mean it is a high quality product, just as a low price point...
Inspecting the Process, Not the Product
When you think of product inspections, you automatically think that products are the sole component being inspected. However, in order to prevent the same mistakes from happening over and over again, there needs to be a deeper look into the history in order to...
Ethics and their Relationship to Quality
In manufacturing, both ethics and quality come into play in important ways. But, it’s important to be able to differentiate the two. They are intimately related to each other, as arises from three main factors: moral attitudes as a result of consciousness or...
Third Party Service Providers: Who to Hire, What to Ask
During the manufacturing process, third-party auditors are often employed to verify conformance to standards. They do this through the review of objective evidence and confirm the effectiveness of quality management systems in manufacturing factories, compliance with...
5 Lessons in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Applicable to Any Consumer Product
Good manufacturing practices (GMP) are the practices required in order to conform to guidelines recommended by agencies that control authorization and licensing for manufacture and sale of food, drug products, and active pharmaceutical products (typically). These...
What Do the Inspections Results PASS, FAIL, HOLD, and NOT READY Mean?
When products are inspected, the result is the thing that matters most. It could be one of four things: Pass, Fail, Hold, and Not Ready. But, what does each really mean? Let’s discuss. PASS Although this may seem pretty self-explanatory, “Pass” means you’re in the...