Comments on: Delays and re-inspections: what impact on delivery dates? http://www.qualityinspection.org/delays-and-reinspections-affect-delivery-dates/ Advice and tips for successful quality control of consumer products made in China & Asia: sourcing strategies, quality control... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:05:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Renaud Anjoran http://www.qualityinspection.org/delays-and-reinspections-affect-delivery-dates/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Renaud Anjoran Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:36:52 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=1164#comment-460 @ Etienne: I was responding to a question, so points 1 and 2 had to come first... But it is clear that point 3 is the appropriate response. Thanks for your insights. I wholly agree with you! @ Etienne: I was responding to a question, so points 1 and 2 had to come first… But it is clear that point 3 is the appropriate response.
Thanks for your insights. I wholly agree with you!

]]> By: Etienne Charlier http://www.qualityinspection.org/delays-and-reinspections-affect-delivery-dates/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Etienne Charlier Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:49:09 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=1164#comment-457 "-3- The buyer thinks about this risk in advance and takes actions to prevent it" is really the only way to avoid (or at least minimize) problems. From my point of view, it means that each purchase order (p.o.) needs to be actively managed: quality plan agreed with supplier at the outset (incl. consequences of failing the tests), regular follow-up regarding the status of an order, sample in-production inspections or at least first inspection before all goods are finished. It takes time and some money, but this is to balance with the money you loose in shipment delays. It is also important to anticipate issues such as peak times for container booking (as we lived through in the weeks prior to Chinese New Year) and other possible bottlenecks. Etienne “-3- The buyer thinks about this risk in advance and takes actions to prevent it” is really the only way to avoid (or at least minimize) problems. From my point of view, it means that each purchase order (p.o.) needs to be actively managed: quality plan agreed with supplier at the outset (incl. consequences of failing the tests), regular follow-up regarding the status of an order, sample in-production inspections or at least first inspection before all goods are finished.

It takes time and some money, but this is to balance with the money you loose in shipment delays.

It is also important to anticipate issues such as peak times for container booking (as we lived through in the weeks prior to Chinese New Year) and other possible bottlenecks.

Etienne

]]> By: Renaud Anjoran http://www.qualityinspection.org/delays-and-reinspections-affect-delivery-dates/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Renaud Anjoran Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:29:45 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=1164#comment-441 @Orientix: you are right, inspections during production are one of the most under-utilized AND one of the most helpful tools to keep quality under control and avoid delays. But it is not the only way to avoid issues... I have caught some issues at the beginning of production, that were not re-workable because they were due to substandard materials (which were already all produced and delivered). Already too late! @Orientix: you are right, inspections during production are one of the most under-utilized AND one of the most helpful tools to keep quality under control and avoid delays.
But it is not the only way to avoid issues… I have caught some issues at the beginning of production, that were not re-workable because they were due to substandard materials (which were already all produced and delivered). Already too late!

]]> By: orientix http://www.qualityinspection.org/delays-and-reinspections-affect-delivery-dates/comment-page-1/#comment-439 orientix Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:27:40 +0000 http://www.qualityinspection.org/?p=1164#comment-439 -3- The buyer thinks about this risk in advance and takes actions to prevent it This is the only and really the only way to avoid all sorts of problems resulting in delays, non conform goods and whatever can be imagined. Inline, inline, inline inspections, all the time. Unfortunately I am also in the position that sometimes (Many times) this is not anticipated by the final party. I can write a book about it. -3- The buyer thinks about this risk in advance and takes actions to prevent it
This is the only and really the only way to avoid all sorts of problems resulting in delays, non conform goods and whatever can be imagined. Inline, inline, inline inspections, all the time.
Unfortunately I am also in the position that sometimes (Many times) this is not anticipated by the final party.
I can write a book about it.

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