Case Studies

China is now the world’s manufacturing heartland and while some of the more basic types of commodity manufacture may be displaced over the coming years, for most kinds of production China is likely to remain the centre of reduced cost outsourced production for many years to come.

Outsourcing is a learning curve for many companies, anxious to reduce costs and to get a head start on their competition many businesses find that their initial attempts to offshore their production can cause as many headaches as they resolve.

It is common for the outsourcing client to forget that while China has made, and is continuing to make, enormous progress in terms of economic and educational development there is still much work to be done. Quality control is still a relatively new concept in a marketplace where local production and demand is often purely price driven.

China offers great opportunities for companies looking to improve their business with their customers, but those opportunities come with inherent risk.

To make the best of the openings available to them, smart outsourcers are turning to quality control specialists in the local marketplace to ensure their manufacturing brings the level of output their customers demand.

They seek out quality control companies in China, who have a good balance of local and expatriate staff and thus can overcome all linguistic and cultural barriers on their behalf, and with the appropriate level of experience in the Chinese marketplace to head off problems before they cause issues that require expensive rework or recall.

When seeking a quality control partner in China it’s a good idea to use a company with a presence in the West, ideally America and/or Europe and with expertise in the following areas:

• Pre-production, during production and final product testing
• Supplier evaluation and verification experience
• Defect removal and destruction experience
• Quality document development capability
• Cost & Component analysis
• Supplier identification and sourcing capacity
• Benchmarking and auditing

Keeping quality in check is a must for any business. Let’s know shed more light on these benefits.

Awareness about quality of the products

Do you know quality really is? Are you aware of the fact that quality carries a lot of importance? As a matter of fact, making employees as well as general public aware of the quality of things is also important, and quality control serves this purpose very well. If the employees in a firm know the importance of quality, they will try their level best to achieve the desired quality in the products.

Consumer satisfaction

It’s the consumers that benefit the most from the improved quality of the products. In other words, they get the best product from their desired company.

Reduction of production cost

If the production and operations go through inspection, the cost of the production comes down significantly. Aside from this, quality control also keeps tabs on wastage and the production of low-quality products. So, the cost of production can be cut down significantly.

Increased goodwill

If quality products are made, customers are satisfied. As a result, the goodwill of the company goes up. As a result, the company can get financed more easily.

Employee morale

If the quality control system is effective, the moral of employees goes up. And they try their level best to produce goods that are of the highest quality.

Production methods and techniques

By providing engineering and technical data for the manufacturing of the products, improved designs and methods of production come into being. All this happens due to quality control.

Effective advertisement

You may want to keep in mind that organizations that aim to produce quality products spend more on an effective advertisement. By providing better products, the companies win the hearts of the public.

Price fixation

With quality control measures, companies can make products that have the same level of quality. As a result, the company can solve the common problem: price fixation.

Increased sales

When consumers come to know that a product is a high quality, they will spread the word about it. As a result, more people come running to grab the product.

With the right quality partner, your outsourcing in China can be very, very profitable for your business. So, these are a few common benefits of quality control that a company or firm can enjoy. Hopefully, now you have a better understanding of the importance of quality.