Suppliers and manufacturing
Quality Control at the Manufacturer: Samples, Factory Audit and Pre-Shipment Inspection
Three checkpoints that prevent surprises: an approved sample, inspection during production and a check before the goods leave the factory.
Once the container has left, fixing problems is hard and expensive. Good quality control happens at the factory, before the final payment, and is based on a written spec and an approved sample.
The scope of inspection depends on the product and the risk. Not every order needs a full inspection, but every order needs a definition of what counts as acceptable.
What the full guide will cover
- An approved sample as a basis for comparison
- In-production inspection and pre-shipment check: what is checked in each
- Sampling according to an agreed quality level
- What to write in the order so that you can demand a fix
- What to do when the inspection fails
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