If you are an importer in the European Union, are you aware of your obligations related to product compliance? Do you know that you need to keep a technical file
Many buyers tend to focus on the final pre-shipment inspection only. However, there are many other inspection touch points along the production cycle, and even after shipping.
I’ve listed the
Once you have established a quality standard for the products you are importing from China (or other low-cost Asian countries), you need to be able to ensure that the standard
If you import products from low-cost Asia (China, but also Vietnam or India), you need to take steps to increase the odds that you receive high quality production batches. It
Selecting a reliable supplier in China or, say, Vietnam can be a daunting process. In this article, let’s explore factory audits which you may use to assess potential suppliers, and
Quality inspector corruption is a huge risk in China, in Bangladesh, in Mexico, etc. Inspectors are trusted to go out on their own without supervision, and what they report can
You receive an email from your factory in China. It can’t be good news so close to delivery date.
Yes, quality issues…again.
If this is a familiar story then you
When we look at most supply chains that include manufacturing in China, we see serious issues with data exchange, analysis, and usage for decision making.
So your company has an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system – maybe SAP or Microsoft Dynamics if you are part of a large group, or something a bit ‘liter’.
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Product Quality & Compliance Software for Importers and Retailers
