A quality inspection software app, used on smartphones and tablets, facilitates QC inspections and replaces spreadsheets and paper. A quality inspector can schedule QC jobs, input information about products and suppliers, estimate workloads, select checkpoints to follow, send automated emails to suppliers, and share results with management.

     Defective products are sometimes allowed to pass quality inspections

Inadequate inspector training

An inspection that fails to identify problems is often caused by a lack of adequate training on the part of the inspector. Our experience has shown that many buying offices expect their new hires to learn on the job from more experienced colleagues instead of giving them the training required to understand both inspection processes and product-specific concerns.

It is inevitable that they will make mistakes due to poor training.

A bad habit creeps in

The importance of standardized training is also underscored by the fact that newly hired inspectors arrive at your buying office with both lots of skills and bad habits they have picked up wherever they worked before. The spread of these can cause real problems if you allow them to spread like a virus.

There are a number of bad habits you can develop, such as not performing the full number of checks or choosing the most convenient samples.

Insufficient motivation among inspectors

In any business, you need motivated staff. This is especially true for quality inspectors because of the nature of their job. They won’t do a thorough job if they don’t take pride in their work and aren’t sufficiently motivated. It’s human nature, and you should avoid allowing it to set in. Your inspectors must be motivated to pick up defective products, so finding ways to motivate them is paramount.

The Bribe and the Persuasion

Euphemisms are unnecessary here. Inspectors visiting factories can be bribed, persuaded, and coerced. It can take the form of actual money-changing hands or just charismatic factory representatives knowing how to bribe your inspector or make them feel indebted to you. Corrupt quality inspectors erode the integrity of the inspection, the product, and everyone involved.

Cooperative incompetence

While there is no doubt that too much collaboration between factories and inspectors can be damaging, there is also the possibility that too little collaboration may also have a negative effect on the inspection. As a result, time is wasted, staff members are not available to pick up items, equipment is not available, and there is insufficient time allocated for the inspection, meaning it gets rushed and issues are missed.

Defining processes is lacking

While there is no doubt that too much collaboration between factories and inspectors can be damaging, there is also the possibility that too little collaboration may also have a negative effect on the inspection. As a result, time is wasted, staff members are not available to pick up items, equipment is not available, and there is insufficient time allocated for the inspection, meaning it gets rushed and issues are missed.

Defining a quality standard has not been established

In the course of and after inspections, there is much discussion about what constitutes a defective product. For some products and issues, determining if an issue is significant enough to report can be a clear-cut decision, but if there is no standard for what constitutes a defect, it can be a battle of wills between the inspector and the supplier. At the very least, inspectors should carry a visual checklist to back up and confirm their findings and avoid disputes.

Awful tools for a job well done

For quality inspectors to be able to do their job correctly, the right tools are essential. Inspections will not be successful if the inspectors use the wrong tools, so a checklist must be maintained to ensure consistency in the quality of the tools provided and how they are calibrated.

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Computers and software are everywhere we look these days and are part of everything we do in our day-to-day lives. Almost every existing industry has software available. Businesses can use this software to not only improve communication but also increase their speed of operation.

In the modern era, it is imperative that you have the right software suite to scale your business. Avoid wasting your time with developers you don’t trust, regardless of whether you need a small fix or an entirely new piece of software.