There’s no two ways about it; quality assurance can be a lot of work. The process starts long before the first unit rolls off of the line with an arduous search for your ideal factory. Only then are the negotiations begun, checklists made, protocols put in place, and...
Your company has developed a good product. Congratulations! At your offshore factory, you have standards in place to ensure that quality manufacturing processes are in place. Great! Get ready for loads of revenue and customer satisfaction! Not so fast. There's that...
To have an in-house quality inspection team or to hire a third-party quality control company – that is the question we’ll be focusing on in this blog post. In order to decide, it really comes down to: What do you want to do in-house, and what do you want to...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
