Manufacturing
Schedule, photo reports, batch readiness and deviation control.
Quality controlCASE STUDY
We inspect the batch before it ships, not after it arrives
A defect found in your warehouse is already your defect: the goods are paid for, shipped and cleared. An inspection on site costs an order of magnitude less than a return, and it lets you stop the shipment while stopping it is still possible.
- Four types of inspection
- A photo report for each
- Container loading checks
- Report on the day of the visit
Who it suits
- The batch is ready to ship and this is the last moment to change anything.
- The last delivery arrived defective and it must not happen again.
- The goods need checking against specific parameters, not by eye.
- You need to be sure it is your goods going into the container.
What you get
A report with photographs and every non-conformity found.
A decision before shipment: accept, rework or stop.
Confirmation that the quantity and configuration loaded are the right ones.
Documentary grounds for a claim, should one be needed.
How the work goes
- 1CriteriaWe agree what exactly is checked and what counts as a defect.
- 2VisitAn inspector goes to the site on the agreed day.
- 3InspectionSampling across the batch, measurements, functional tests, packaging.
- 4ReportWe send the photo report and the verdict on the day of the visit.
A shipment stopped
- The task
- A batch of light fittings was ready to go into the container.
- The outcome
- Sampling found the housing colour off-reference in a third of the cartons. The shipment was stopped and the maker reworked it at their own cost.
320Units inspected
31%Defects in the sample
¥0Cost of return
Frequent questions
Incoming-material checks before the run, in-process control during production, a final check of the finished batch, and container-loading supervision. Most buyers take the final one; the others matter where a mistake is expensive.
A sample sized to the batch and to how critical the goods are — checking a thousand units one by one makes no economic sense. We agree the sample size before the visit so it is not a surprise in the report.
The shipment is held and you get the report with photographs. Then come negotiations with the maker: rework, replacement or a discount. The report is the basis for them.
Yes — inspection does not require that we found the supplier. What is needed is site access and the maker’s consent, which they usually give.
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Logistics
Consolidation, routing, paperwork and shipment tracking.
Suppliers and factories
Finding, comparing, negotiating and vetting the company before you pay.
Quality control
Inspection of materials, production, the finished batch and loading.
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