Nowadays, many companies are paying more attention to their product’s quality. Because it can influence their brand image and the customers’ as well as potential customers’ impression in purchasing their products. As a result, many businesses try to do everything they could to avoid or at least minimize the product’s defect. However, as an importer especially in Indonesia, conducting quality control as well as production monitoring can be your solution to solve this issue.
One of the quality inspection services is called Initial Production Inspection which is performed at the earliest stage of the mass production to review the product quality requirements and specifications. By conducting an inspection in the early of the production stage, you can simply confirm that your supplier is not cutting costs and that you are receiving the items as per your specifications and quality you wanted.
What is an initial production inspection?
The Initial Production Inspection usually happens right after the manufacturer starts producing your first mass production samples. We will send our inspector when 1% to 10% of your ordered quantity has been produced. This product inspection is usually performed at the factory. The main purpose of this inspection is to catch issues at the beginning of the production process in order to allow product consistency and minimize wasted time, scrap product, rework costs, and shipment delays. An Initial production inspection provides you with the following benefits:
- Detect production discrepancies early in order to avoid unnecessary costs and delays.
- Implement the necessary corrective actions as soon as possible.
- Avoid misunderstandings, usage of wrong materials, wrong colors, etc.
Why the initial production inspections are important?
Conducting inspections at the beginning of the production process is critical to ensure the product’s quality and manage the risks. This inspection helps you to ensure that your supplier can meet your specifications as well as your quality standard. Furthermore, this inspection also brings many advantages for you, such as:
- Minimize the risk of your supply chain getting interrupted
- Have a chance to verify your supplier’s production readiness
- Measure your manufacturer’s ability to meet your requirements and quality objectives.
When should you consider an initial production inspection?
The initial production inspection brings many benefits for the importers as mentioned above. However, this inspection does not solely become a one-solution-for-all of your quality issues, but they do allow you to start the production on schedule.
Pre-production inspection also provides an overview of some of the most important components of the manufacturing process. If you need more information about the materials for your project, potential prototypes, or mass production, you should consider conducting an initial production inspection.
The Solution for Quality Check
Hiring a third-party quality inspection or not is depend on your trust in your supplier. A good supplier should already follow these processes independently, as well as incoming quality control (IQC) to check for problems before the mass production.
However, if you do not trust the factory’s internal inspection procedures, investing in a third-party quality inspection can be your best solution
Excellencial independent third-party inspection services in Indonesia will provide you with confidence that your products are having fewer quality issues with the Quality Control services. We will ensure that your supplier has qualified guidance to produce your product and achieve your quality standards and that you get professional feedback.
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