Why Pre-shipment Inspection create more Costs for you

June 21st, 2010

Beyond Preshipment Inspection Why Pre-shipment Inspection create more Costs for you? There is this case of a German pallet racking company in Malaysia who lost more than it gained from buying from its Chinese supplier. It selected a Chinese warehousing steel racking company approved by an online china sourcing directory. Then it hired a 3rd [...]

Minimizing risks and costs in offshoring and outsourcing

June 21st, 2010

Managed Purchasing:Minimizing risks and costs in offshoring and outsourcing The ultimate responsibility in ensuring that outsourcing and off shoring is cost effective and risks management begins with purchasing rests with the buyer. Due diligence of the suppliers you pick is critical to beginning the process well by being always present and creating relationships with your [...]

Factory Audits, Supplier Capabilities Evaluation

June 17th, 2010

This audit is separate from a Supplier Code of Conduct audit for labor practices. In Factory Quality Audits AMREPChina looks at the supplier compliance and conformance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). In the GMP audit our auditors evaluate the manufacturing capabilities of your chosen supplier. We evaluate your supplier’s production quality control system and manufacturing [...]

Who does better in managing your outsourcing?

June 13th, 2010

Who does better in managing your outsourcing? Your Employees, the Supplier Team, or the AMREP ATC Team? Managing your outsourcing begins with a good management of the people you hired to do the job in China. You cannot manage your supplier’s quality team because they are not your employees. Employees work according to the needs [...]

Medical Electronics Manufacturing Quality Control

June 13th, 2010

Medical Electronics Manufacturing Quality Control, Medical devices must conform to medical specialists and patient users highest quality expectations.  One single defect or failed device is enough to bring on law suits and immediate medical recall.  Medical electronics manufacturing incorporates a whole mixture of electronic components, radio frequencies equipment, power sources, instrumentation, plastics, metal parts and [...]

Quality Begins at the Source

June 13th, 2010

Quality Begins at the Source, Your quality problems begin at the outsourced factory. Your cost problems escalate upwards when you receive your products. 25 years of working with demanding customers in the US and Germany and working with suppliers in Asia, China, India and Mexico means AMREP has a well used systems and methods of [...]