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<title>The Use of the AQL Chart in Quality Control</title>
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<description><![CDATA[AQL is the acronym for Acceptable Quality Level, which means the lowest standard of quality allowed when goods are sampled on a continuous basis throughout production. This is one of the most vital quality control charts for mass production. The Acceptable Quality Level Chart is used to determine the minimum standard that need to be met for acceptable delivery to customers.]]></description>
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<title>How Quality Control Companies Find Defects in Garments</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There are times when it is easier for outside experts to identify problems and provide solutions, which is why quality control companies are very effective in assisting clothing manufacturers in finding defects in their garments. In 2006, a large Vietnamese garment manufacturer brought in a quality control company to assist them. At that time, they had 500 employees working in their factory.]]></description>
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<title>Producing Quality Through Management</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Quality production management can be divided into four sectors: quality planning, control, assurance, and improvement. It is vital to understand that quality management is not only about the end product, but about the processes that are put in place to get to that final product. To have quality management assurance, the production of the goods must be controlled.]]></description>
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<title>Finding a Needle in the Production Haystack</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Large attire factories have dozens of people working with small, sharp instruments, and accidents are bound to happen. It can be extremely harmful to the manufacturer's reputation when a needle is found attached to a garment after it has been purchased. It can also be extremely dangerous, as a badly positioned needle or hook could cause serious bodily harm to an unsuspecting garment purchaser.]]></description>
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<title>Introduction To Total Quality Control</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:10:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Total quality control, or sometimes referred by the acronym of TQM - total quality management - is a comprehensive and structured approach to the management of quality control processes that aims to refine and improve the quality of products through continuous response and feedback mechanisms, combined with ongoing adjustments to the production process. In short, it's a buzzwords for managing quality control. Originating in the manufacturing sector, the TQM process has been stardardized by the ISO9000 committee, and can now be applied to almost any kind of organization - even those that supply a service rather than a physical...]]></description>
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<title>Quality Inspection in China - Like Learning a New Language?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:48:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's one of the hardest aspects of doing business in China for companies who are looking to outsource their production, learning the language. English is not widely spoken in the country; in fact estimates give China the lowest level of functional literacy of any country in the world when it comes to English. Mandarin Chinese is most commonly spoken in China, with Cantonese coming a distant 2nd.]]></description>
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<title>Shenzhen Inspection - Getting the Quality Your Customers Demand</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Shenzhen is a megacity situated on China's south coast opposite Hong Kong; unofficial estimates place the population at 37 million people. What makes the city truly remarkable is that 30 years ago it was a small fishing village. In 1979, the Chinese government announced that Shenzhen would become a "special economic zone" an experiment to see if the economic success of Hong Kong could be emulated in mainland China.]]></description>
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<title>Factory Inspection in China - Getting It Right</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:16:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Pearl River Delta lies in the southern province of Guangdong, a short trip away from Hong Kong. It is China's manufacturing heartland, and despite the continued industrialisation of the country's interior provinces (with significant investments from the government in Tier 2, 3 & 4 cities this is likely to accelerate over the next few years) it is where most companies will initially seek to conduct any significant production outsourcing in the nation. The majority of production lies in the manufacturing belt between the two megacities of Shenzhen and Guangzhou and there are literally...]]></description>
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<title>China Purchasing - How to Make Your Outsourcing Work for You</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:01:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese products are everywhere; you are almost certainly reading this article wearing at least one item of clothing made in the country. If you make a careful inspection of your home or office you'll find literally dozens of goods made here, light bulbs, plugs, cleaning products, furniture, toys, electrical goods, bedding, kitchenware, etc. the list is literally endless.]]></description>
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<title>Social Audits - Are Your Suppliers In Compliance?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:45:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's not enough to do business in developing nations from a purely financial concern, customers demand more for their dollar every day it's true but they also expect their goods to be produced in an ethical manner. Some of the biggest names in business such as Monsoon, Nike and Gap have all had their reputations damaged when it comes to accusations of the use of child labour. Monsoon in particular found the revelations particularly damaging because the company is well known as having the most ethical policy on the high street in the UK and has worked...]]></description>
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<title>Quality Control In China - Ensuring Your Bottom Line</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:35:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China is the world's factory, with tens of millions of people employed in making almost every conceivable product and tens of thousands of manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta region alone. That's true but there's another revolution waiting to happen in China, and it has nothing to do with politics. Much of the Chinese dragon's success can be drawn as a parallel to the rise of Japan's manufacturing heyday.]]></description>
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<title>Shenzhen Factory Inspection - Making the Best of The World's Manufacturer</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:23:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shenzhen, China may be the biggest city you've never heard of lying in the heart of the Pearl River delta, this amazing place is now home to an estimated 30 million people. It's also part of the world's largest manufacturing hub in conjunction with Guangzhou (another Chinese mega-city only an hour away from Shenzhen). So if you're considering outsourcing your production capabilities sooner or later you're going to spend some time looking at Shenzhen.]]></description>
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<title>Factory Audit - Getting It Right First Time</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:19:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[  The global financial crisis has oriented business perspectives firmly towards delivering lower cost products whilst maintaining the high levels of quality and service that consumers demand. In the manufacturing sector this means that outsourcing to skilled established production centres in developing nations has become a key priority for many companies that are struggling to maintain margins and hold onto customers. If you're considering outsourcing your production or are already significantly down the path to doing so then you'll need to make auditing your suppliers a priority.]]></description>
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<title>China Factories - How To Find The Right One</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:58:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I've been identifying and evaluating factories in China for US brands and retailers for over 9 years. In that time I can truly say I have seen the best and the worst of what manufacturing in China has to offer.]]></description>
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<title>Importing Basics - Top 10 Important Points For Quality When Buying From China</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:01:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's lead paint on a children's giveaway toy.  It's a computer mouse that can seriously shock the user.  It seems that every new day brings a wave of product recalls and safety alerts in regard to product coming from China.  Promotional product importers and distributors are just as susceptible as retailers to the disastrous effect on business and reputation that distributing a dangerous product will bring.  As more of us in the promotional product industry deal with China suppliers on a daily basis, the following strategies can serve as a guide to ensuring you receive only the highest quality product from overseas.]]></description>
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