By Emma Wei Imagine a customer has just bought an LED light from your store. They’re happy with the design and functions as stated on the product packaging. And they just can’t wait to install it in their home. … [Read more...]
Understanding product QC inspections: What is in a man-day?
By Renaud Anjoran A conversation earlier today made me realize that some buyers who haven’t spent much time in Chinese factories have some common misconceptions. … [Read more...]
Quality control of made-in-China products in different industries
By Renaud Anjoran Over the past few months, on the SynControl blog, I have written articles about what differs from one product category to the next. … [Read more...]
Prevent quality defects in your products by clarifying requirements
By George Huang Since October 2016, we surveyed 217 visitors to our website that said they import from Asia and that “managing product quality” is their biggest manufacturing challenge. When asked “how do you plan to manage product quality” 116 of you, about 53 percent, responded with “by clearly specifying product requirements”. … [Read more...]
So you inspect quality but Chinese suppliers don’t improve?
By Renaud Anjoran I see a very common frustration among importers who work with Chinese suppliers. They pay for a quality inspection, some issues are found, some re-work is done… And the same issues are found on the following batch. … [Read more...]