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Tag Archives: factory audits
Last updated: November 7, 2025
How To Validate a Factory’s Production Capacity without Going On Site?
Some clients have asked us, ‘how to confirm that a factory has the capacity needed to make our orders, without us being able to fly to their factory?’ The inability to go and meet suppliers on site has been a … Continue reading
“What Quality Inspections & Factory Audits Do Sofeast Offer?”
For anyone who needs to organise inspections soon and is interested in learning more about our range of product quality inspections, I wrote this description along with some key points:
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Tagged quality assurance, product quality, factory audits, QA, quality inspections
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How Do Sofeast Help Source New Chinese Suppliers? [Process Breakdown + Costs]
If you’re in a position where you need to find a new Chinese supplier or are moving from an existing one and choose us to source and provide you with them in the new factory identification solution, here’s roughly what … Continue reading
Quality Audits VS Process Audits [Comparison and Pros & Cons]
We’ve been speaking quite a lot about factory audits recently in our podcast mini-series about vetting Chinese suppliers. In particular, let’s compare quality audits vs process audits. Many buyers will send in a quality auditor. There are advantages to this … Continue reading
Quality System Audits vs. Process-Specific Audits
In this article, I want to contrast conventional quality system audits based on ISO 9001, and what I call process-specific audits. Why are each beneficial to importers, and what are the drawbacks you might find with them?
How Factory Audits, Inspections, and Lab Tests Fit Together
I am often asked questions such as “what is the difference between audits and inspections” or “why are lab tests necessary if you send an inspector”. In this article, I will show how these three types of solutions from Sofeast … Continue reading
How To Find Suppliers In China [Importer Tips]
Are you looking for assistance to find suppliers in China? Sofeast can help you with that. Keep reading to see our suggested sourcing process and how we take the pain out of sourcing new suppliers for importers:
Why Social Compliance Audits Often Don’t Work, But Can
I had a good discussion with Bergson Wang, who has worked in the CSR (corporate social responsibility) departments of Adidas and Puma. There is one thing both of us believe: Using social compliance audits does not work if the goal is to … Continue reading
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Tagged CSR, social compliance, social compliance audits, SCA, supplier improvement, factory audits
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A Factory Audit On A Small Factory. Worth It?
I see some well-meaning importers who pay to audit factories based on a checklist inspired by the ISO9001 standard. However, I am really questioning the value of a factory audit on a small factory (below 400-600 workers). Here’s why…
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Tagged factory audit, factory audits, evaluating suppliers, sourcing, sourcing suppliers, chinese factories
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