China Manufacturing Decoded
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Tips for Reducing QC Inspection Costs
28 minutes Posted Dec 8, 2022 at 11:00 pm.
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Today's topic: QC inspections and how to reduce their cost.
Elements from your (the buyer's) side that drive inspection costs - 1. the product type.
Inspecting a bicycle (example).
Elements from your (the buyer's) side that drive inspection costs - 2. ordering patterns.
Elements from your (the buyer's) side that drive inspection costs - 3. the choice of manufacturing facilities and how 'good' they are.
Inspection processes that drive costs - 1. 100% or random sampling inspection?
Inspection processes that drive costs - 2. Should you check every batch or use skip lot inspections?
Inspection processes that drive costs - 3. Should you inspect close to the source or when you receive products as an incoming inspection?
Approaches you can take to reduce the cost of random sampling inspections.
Process engineering for the inspection process can make it more efficient.
Quality: Pay me now or pay me later.
Wrapping up.
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In this episode...
Renaud lifts the lid on the factors that can drive up product inspection costs. We all know that we need to inspect product quality, but if inspections aren't optimized you could end up spending too much on them. On the other hand, there are ways to improve production processes to reduce the need for as many inspections. Listen in for these and more tips on lowering inspection costs while getting the result you need.
 
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