Necessary knowledge for inspectors

1. What is an inspector?

1. The quality management personnel of the factory are called QC , which is the abbreviation of Quality Controller. Their work focuses on quality control during the production process.

2. Inspectors from foreign trade companies and third-party inspection companies are considered inspectors. Their work is mainly based on final inspection and checking before shipment.

3. The inspector’s job is to inspect product quality rigorously and carefully, reflect product quality objectively and fairly, and fill in the inspection report truthfully.

II. Work content

1. Check whether the goods supplied by the supplier comply with the quality requirements stipulated in national laws and regulations or relevant national standards;

2 , Timely avoid delays in delivery and product defects, and take emergency and remedial measures as soon as possible;

3. Reduce or avoid consumer complaints, returns, and exchanges caused by receiving inferior products. Loss of business reputation;

4. Reduce the risk of compensation and administrative penalties caused by selling inferior products;

5. Verify the quality and quantity of goods to avoid contract disputes;

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6. Compare and select the best suppliers and obtain relevant information and suggestions;

7. Reduce the high management fees and labor costs spent on monitoring and inspecting products.

3. Types of inspection services

1. Pre-production inspection: Inspection personnel inspect the raw materials, preliminary products and parts produced through random sampling.

2. Inspection during the production process: Inspection personnel inspect semi-finished products on the production line or finished products that have just come off the production line, check for errors and deviations, report to the factory, and propose effective measures to correct errors and deviations. method.

3. Sampling inspection of finished products before delivery: Before the production and packaging of the product are completed and ready for shipment (usually 100% produced and 80% packaged), the inspection personnel will conduct inspection on the quantity, process, and quality of the goods. Details such as features, colors, dimensions and packaging are checked. The sampling method is carried out in accordance with internationally recognized standards such as ISO2859/NF X06-022/ANSI/ASQC Z1.4/BS 6001/DIN 40080. At the same time, follow the buyer's AQL sampling level.

4. Supervise shipment: After sampling inspection before final product shipment, inspection personnel will assist the manufacturer to confirm whether the packaging used meets the required cleanliness at the factory base, warehouse or during packing and transportation. Condition and packing conditions, etc.

5. Factory assessment: The inspection personnel will assign factory inspectors according to the customer's requirements to inspect the working conditions, production status, facilities, manufacturing equipment, manufacturing methods, quality assurance management and personnel of the production enterprise. , and provide corresponding explanations and opinions, not only to investigate problems that may cause quality accidents for customers, but also to provide rectification suggestions.

IV. Preliminary work process

1. Colleagues on a business trip should call the other party’s factory at least one day before departure to avoid having no goods to inspect or the person in charge being absent after arriving at the factory. Wait for the situation to arise.

2. Bring a camera and make sure you have enough power, business cards, tape measure, handmade knife, a small amount of sealable plastic bags (for decoration) and other supplies.

3. Carefully read the delivery notice (inspection information) and previous inspection reports, signatures and other relevant information. If you have any questions, they must be resolved before inspection.

4. Colleagues on a business trip must first understand the traffic routes and weather conditions before setting off.

5. Arrive at the receiving factory or unit

1. Call your company colleagues to inform your colleagues that you have arrived at your destination.

2. Before formally inspecting the goods, you must first understand the status of the order. For example, has the entire batch been completed? If not, how much has been completed? How many finished products have been packaged? Are the unfinished items being processed? (If the actual quantity is different from the information notified by the colleague who issued the order, you must call the company back to report first.) If the goods are being produced, you must also check the production process, and try to be in the production process. Find out the problem, inform the factory and ask for improvement? When will the remaining goods be completed? In addition, the completed goods must be photographed and checked to see the stacking situation and counted (the number of boxes/cardboards can be counted). Note, This situation should be written in the remarks of the inspection report.

3. Use a camera to take pictures and check whether the outer carton's markings and packing conditions are consistent with the requirements of the delivery notice. If it has not been packed yet, ask the factory whether the carton is in place? If it has arrived, (even if Before packing, you can first check the carton's mark, size, carton quality, cleanliness and color, etc., but it is best to let the factory arrange to pack a carton for us to check). If the carton has not arrived yet, you need to know when Will arrive.

4. Weigh the weight (gross weight) of the goods and measure whether the dimensions of the outer box are consistent with the printed and delivery notice.

5. On the inspection report, specific packing information must be filled in, such as how many pieces (pieces) go into an inner box (middle box), how many pieces (pieces) go into an outer box, writing reference: 50 Only/inner box, 300 pieces/outer carton. Also, has the carton been packed with at least 2 packing tapes? Remember that the outer box must be sealed top and bottom with I-shaped sealing tape.

6. After all colleagues who are on a business trip to follow orders or inspect goods return the report to the company, they must call the company to notify and confirm receipt of the report, and inform colleagues when they plan to leave the factory.

7. Follow the instructions to perform the box drop test.

8. Check whether the outer box is damaged, check whether the inner box (middle box) is a four-page box, and check whether the compartment cards in the inner box are of any color and must be white or gray.

9. Check whether the product is damaged.

10. Randomly check the goods according to the quantity instructions of the standard (usually AQL standard).

11. The condition of the goods photographed includes defective products and conditions on the production line.

12. Check the goods and signature to see if the relevant requirements are consistent, such as product color, trademark color and position, size, appearance, product surface treatment effect (such as no scratches, stains, etc.) ), product functions, etc. (Please pay special attention to (a) the silk screen trademark effect, there should be no hyphenation, dragging, etc. Use tape to test the silk screen printing to see if it will fade. The trademark must be complete; (b) the color surface of the product must not fade or fade easily .

13. Check whether the color combination is damaged, whether there are creases and scratches, and whether the printing effect is good and consistent with the proofing.

14. Check whether the goods are made of new materials. The raw materials must be non-toxic, and the ink must be non-toxic.

15. Check whether the parts of the product are installed properly and cannot be loose or fall off easily.

16. Check whether the product is functioning properly. and whether the operation is normal.

17. Check whether the goods have sharp edges or sharp edges.

18. Check the goods and cartons (including packaging materials and paper). cards, plastic bags, stickers, bubble bags, instructions, foam, etc.)

19. Check whether the goods are intact and stored in good condition.

20. Follow the instructions on the delivery notice and take away the required quantity of shipping goods on the spot. Remember to take away the representative defective products as well (very important)

21. After filling in the inspection report, tell the other party about the defective products, and then ask the person in charge of the other party to sign and write the date.

22. If the goods are found to be in poor condition (highly likely to be unqualified) or received. When the company is notified that the goods are not up to standard and need to be reworked, colleagues on the business trip must immediately ask the factory about the rework arrangements and when the goods will be turned over, and then reply to the company.

6. Later work

1. Download the photos and send them to relevant colleagues via email. Please add a brief description of each picture in the email.

2. Organize and label the samples and arrange to send them out on the same day or on the same day. Company.

3. File the original inspection report.

4. If colleagues who are on a business trip are unable to return to the company in time, they must first call their immediate superiors and explain their work.

Note: The work process of inspectors from third-party inspection companies is similar to that of foreign trade companies, but they check the information in more detail during the inspection process and have stricter requirements for taking photos. Because they only get the information before the product is shipped and do a final shipping inspection, often without sample control inspection.

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1. Supplier evaluation:

We accept the entrustment of customers and conduct an overall assessment of the factory according to the requirements of the product: For example, are the equipment, fixtures, raw materials and documents required to produce the product complete? Are they consistent with the customer's requirements? Also There are previous quality control documents from the factory that record whether the quality of the product is effectively controlled, etc. At this stage, we will provide customers with relevant detailed information about the factory such as: production capacity\quality control capabilities and other important information

2. Initial Inspection (IPI):

During the factory inspection, all production materials, accessories, production methods, etc. are carefully and standardizedly inspected in strict accordance with our specifications and guidelines, and the samples are verified with the customers. Ensure that the produced products are consistent with the samples! At this stage, we ensure to customers that the products are consistent with the samples and the production methods are correct

3. Mid-term inspection (DPI): 4 X6 l% ~ 1 Y7 g/ Z

During the mid-production period, our inspectors randomly select samples from semi-finished products or partially packaged finished products to inspect and conduct relevant detailed tests to discover and identify early problems in a timely manner to avoid Resulting in the continued production of a large number of defective products, we will propose effective improvement measures and provide timely feedback to customers. At this stage, we will identify problems early and propose improvement plans, and predict the efficiency of customer production and completion time.

4. Final inspection (FRI):

When the products are all installed or more than 80% packaged, our inspectors will strictly follow the statistical sampling standards ANSI/ASQC2 1.4C MIL.STD-105E Take samples, check the packaging method and quantity of the product, and check in detail the appearance, function and related tests of the product to see if it meets the customer's requirements and is consistent with the confirmation sample. At this stage, we make an overall assessment of the entire batch of goods. Ensure the quality of the entire batch of products to prevent defective products from flowing into the hands of customers, and promptly notify customers to arrange delivery dates or processing methods. - G0

5. Factory inspection:

Full-process quality control? In order to avoid large and long-term orders being affected by quality or delivery time, we will send QC to the factory to conduct full-process tracking inspection, from the beginning of production to incoming materials, mid-term production, and final shipment. Our perfect service ensures quality and delivery time.

6. Fully inspected goods:

If the product price is high and the quality requirements are very strict, it will be 100% fully inspected. Each product will be inspected by our inspectors. You will greatly reduce your risk.

7. Container loading supervision (Loading):

Our company’s inspectors will be at the loading site to inspect the integrity of the container, the contents and quantity, labels, Whether the packaging materials are consistent with the order requirements, whether the products are damaged or insufficient in quantity during the loading process, etc., ensure that they meet the requirements specified by the customer, and take relevant pictures on site as evidence.:

About the inspection industry

About the inspection industry?--A must-read for new entrants

1. What is inspection service:

Inspection service is based on the requirements of the client , an activity on behalf of the client to inspect and accept the supply quality and other relevant contents in the order and purchase and sale contract. The purpose is to check whether the goods supplied by the supplier meet the requirements of the order contract and other special requirements of the buyer.

Inspection service has become a common practice internationally. It can help buyers avoid delivery delays and product quality defects in a timely manner, allowing buyers to take emergency and remedial measures as soon as possible, thus ensuring the purchase and sale of goods. It benefits both parties and ensures that consumers can buy assured products. For example, in the 1990s, a foreign child accidentally swallowed the eyes of a toy doll. For this reason, a foreign inspection company responsible for inspecting this batch of toys paid a high price of hundreds of thousands of dollars, just because at that time The inspection personnel missed checking the eyeball tension indicator.

2. Types of inspection:

There are three methods of inspection service: DUPRO, FPI, and TRI:

The DUPRO method is during the production process According to the agreement, the inspection personnel will go to the manufacturer to conduct sampling inspection when the product is 20% or 50% complete to verify whether it meets the requirements of the order.

The FPI method is final product inspection. Inspection personnel go to factories, warehouses, docks, warehouses and other places to conduct on-site sampling inspections of completed and packed batch products in accordance with orders or national standards or international practices. , when necessary, take samples to inspect quality-related projects to verify whether they comply with the regulations or requirements of the order or relevant national standards. After verification and approval, an inspection report will be issued in accordance with the inspection agreement. If necessary, inspection marks can be affixed to the inspected goods. .

The TRI method is that the inspection personnel inspect the entire batch of products according to the inspection agreement.

3. Types of inspection:

Check whether the goods supplied by the supplier comply with the quality requirements stipulated in national laws and regulations or relevant national standards;

Avoid delays in delivery and product defects in a timely manner, and take emergency and remedial measures as soon as possible;

Reduce or avoid consumer complaints, returns, and business reputation losses caused by receiving inferior products. losses;

Reduce the risk of compensation and administrative penalties due to the sale of inferior products;

Verify the quality and quantity of goods to avoid contract disputes;

Compare and Choose the best supplier and obtain relevant information and advice;

Reduce the high management fees and labor costs spent on monitoring and inspecting products.

4. Inspection Basis:

Sampling process:

Inspectors conduct sampling inspections in accordance with ISO 2859 standards. The Qualified Quality Standard (AQL) lists the number of samples required for each batch of products and the acceptable number of major and minor defects.

Inspection standards:

Quantity

Appearance

Manual

Function

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In addition, if customers have special requirements, they will also be considered as testing conditions. ;