What to do if you have recurring quality problems from your factory? [Podcast]

Renaud and Adrian discuss the unwelcome scenario of recurring quality problems from your outsourced supplier who’s handling your manufacturing in China. They cover your quality standard, 6 tips on how to handle common recurring quality problems, and several reasons WHY these issues might be happening in the first place.

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Episode sections

• 00:00 – Greetings and introducing the topic: What happens if you have repeated quality issues from your manufacturing supplier?
• 01:57 – YOU need to make sure that the supplier understands your quality standard first.
• 03:46 – Tip 1. Always inform the supplier clearly how and why they went wrong.
• 08:18 – Tip 2. Give feedback on issues as early as possible during production.
• 10:44 – Tip 3. NEVER accept quality lower than your standard, including making an exception.
• 14:00 – Tip 4. Clearly define your quality standard including critical, major, minor, and non-defects.
• 22:01 – Tip 5. Set AQL limits (i.e. tolerances for defects) that correspond to your quality standard.
• 26:09 – Tip 6. Switch to a newer better supplier.
• 31:46 – Why product design issues could actually be the cause of your troubles.
• 33:43 – Why poor manufacturing might be the cause.
• 37:08 – Why your supplier’s suppliers might be the cause.
• 41:27 – Wrapping up.

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• What is the AQL (Acceptance Quality Limit)? An exhaustive guide
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• Learn how to switch to a new supplier if you can’t accept the problems any longer
• Explore Sofeast’s different supplier Audit Solutions and due diligence checks

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