by Habib Rkha | Oct 29, 2023 | Manufacturing, Product Compliance, Quality Control |
Most of you might be familiar with the traditional payment terms in international trade: advance payment, open account, documentary collections, and letters of credit. In China and Asia, the most common arrangement I’ve seen is the 30/70 model – 30% upfront upon...
by Habib Rkha | Aug 22, 2023 | Manufacturing, Product Compliance, Quality Control |
Self Inspection in Quality Control (QC) remains at the heart of successful manufacturing. Traditionally, buyers would either deploy their own teams or employ third-party inspection companies to ensure quality at the supplier’s factory. However, today’s...
by Habib Rkha | Jul 28, 2023 | China, Manufacturing, Quality Control |
Implementing defects library has been an invaluable experience with the companies we have worked with over the years. It embodies a proactive approach to quality control, which has always been my mission: preventing defects before they occur rather than just catching...
by Habib Rkha | May 30, 2023 | China, Manufacturing, Quality Control |
Good quality control practices are crucial for ensuring the reliability and safety of your products. Among the most frequently used methods, AQL (Acceptable Quality Limit) tables have emerged as a powerful tool for random inspections. The goal of this short...
by Habib Rkha | Mar 9, 2022 | China, Manufacturing, Quality Control |
According to Mongabay, a nonprofit environmental science and conservation news platform, one third of global deforestation is linked to international trade. Moreover, the European Union (plus the UK) alone is estimated to have an annual “footprint” of about 200,000...