KOL Quality has a general checklist for electronic products, and it includes the following checkpoints:
Factory Situation: This refers to the overall condition and management of the manufacturing facility, including cleanliness, organization, and adherence to production protocols.
Warehouse Situation: We check the overall condition of the warehouse especially temperature and humidity.
Production Quantity Status: This refers to the actual status of the production volume, ensuring that the number of units produced matches the order quantity.
Verification of the Assortment: This involves checking that the product mix is correct as per the purchase order, including variations like color, size, and model.
Carton and Packaging Status: This checkpoint ensures that the cartons and packaging materials are in good condition, without damage, and suitable for transit.
Packaging Check: This step verifies that the correct printing of packaging and the product is packaged properly.
Shipping Mark: Verifying that the shipping marks on the packaging are correct and clearly visible for identification and handling during transit.
Logo and Labeling: Ensuring that the product’s branding, including logos and labels, are correctly applied and meet brand standards.
Size & Measurement: This involves measuring the dimensions of the carton, packaging and product to ensure they match the specifications.
Weight: The product’s weight is checked to confirm it aligns with the expected weight for shipping and product use.
User Manual: Checking that the user manual is present, accurate, and comprehensible, providing proper guidance for the use of the product.
Accessories: Ensuring that all the additional components and accessories are included as per the product specifications.
Product Appearance: This is an inspection of the product’s visual aspects, ensuring there are no cosmetic defects and that it meets aesthetic standards.
Basic Function Test: A series of tests to verify that the product’s basic functions operate correctly.
Safety Test: These tests ensure that the product meets all required safety standards and regulations.
Performance Test: This involves testing the product under various conditions to ensure it performs as expected over time. This could be destructive test.
Critical Component Check: A detailed inspection of the key components that are the same as the testing report.
Assembly: This checkpoint verifies that the product has been assembled correctly with all parts securely in place.
These checkpoints are designed to ensure that the product meets quality standards and is ready for distribution to consumers. Each step is crucial for maintaining the integrity of the product from the manufacturing floor to the end-user.
Instead of examining every single item, which can be time-consuming and costly, a sample is taken and inspected to assess the overall batch's quality. Sampling is a statistical process used in quality control where a subset of items from a larger batch is tested to make inferences about the quality of the entire batch. AQL, defined in ISO 2859-1, determines the maximum number of defective items that can be considered acceptable in a sample size. If the number of defects exceeds this limit, the entire batch may be rejected.
End of Line (EOL) Inspection in electronics manufacturing is a critical quality control process that occurs at the final stage of the production line. In the end of line, we check for the functionality, in-circuit testing, critical components and packaging. It is essential for ensuring that every product leaving the production line meets the required quality standards and is same for consumer use.
| Pros | Cons | |
| Sampling & AQL Inspection | Efficiency – sampling is more time efficient as we inspect a representative subset rather than every unit. Cost effective – It is less costly than inspecting every single unit. Statistical Reliability | Risk of Non-Detection – There is a risk that defects in non-sampled units may go undetected. |
| EOL End of Line Inspection | Thoroughness – It often involves 100% inspection of products. Catch all defects – it ensures every unit is checked, which is critical for high value and safety critical products. Immediate feedback – provides instant feedback on the production line and allowing for quick corrections. | Time-consuming – Inspection every unit can consume a lot of time especially for large batches Higher cost – inspector(s) follows the whole production process |
Outsourcing enables sellers of electronic goods to uphold stringent quality controls while minimizing constant expenses and boosting the agility of their operations. It also affords them the opportunity to dedicate attention to other essential elements of their commerce, such as amplifying sales and fortifying relationships with manufacturers. By capitalizing on these services, merchants can guarantee that their electronic products satisfy the anticipated quality benchmarks and adhere to industry regulations, which is vital for achieving consumer contentment and maintaining a robust brand standing.
KOL Quality can help with quality checks for your electronic products. We inspect your items and confirm they’re good to go before they reach your storage. This is great for online sellers, brands, and stores who want top-notch products but can’t visit the factories themselves. With KOL Quality, you get expert inspections to keep your product quality.
Pre-shipment inspection is the best practice to manage the quality of production if you are buying a significant quantity of products. Normally buyers spend 3-5% of cost of product in pre-shipment inspection. The benefits of pre-shipment inspection include but not limited to the following:
There are several parties can help to perform pre-shipment inspection and the pros and cons are illustrated as below:
| Pros | Cons | Best Practice |
Third party inspection company | – Impartial – Only represent you – Resourceful – Professional – Good after sales service – Systematic – Clear whistle blower channel | – Not worth for low shipment value
| If your shipment is worth more than USD 4,000 or if you have faced quality problem before, it is worth to buy inspection service from third party inspection company |
Sourcing/Trading Company | – Can be focus – Resourceful – Good after sales service
| – Usually they represent both buyer and factory – Not professional in quality control | If your shipment value is lesser than USD 4,000, you may delegate the inspection job to sourcing/trading company by setting up a good resolution contract |
Individual/Freelancers | – Lesser cost – Can be professional – Can be flexible | – Lack of systematic approach – Vary service quality depends on the individual’s ability – Risk of no after sales service | If you have been introduced to a trustable individual/freelancer and you have done the due diligence. |
Factory self-inspection | – Save cost – Professional in product making | – Potential of negligence as no other perspective to check the quality – Conflict of Interest | If this is a continuous lot of production, there is no significant changes of production and no quality issues in first shipment. Occasional inspection by third party is advice. |
Firstly you will be contacted by a quality facilitator to discuss your product and the quality checking criteria. Once you place order to the supplier, you are encouraged to share the contact of supplier with the quality facilitator as he/she will help you to follow up on the production schedule and arrange for the inspection once the product is ready for pre-shipment inspection. A pre-shipment inspection shall be conducted when 100% product is finished produced and 80% is packaged.
A pre-shipment inspection shall be conducted when 100% product is finished produced and 80% is packaged. For first inspection, you are advised to contact us 5 working days in advanced as our quality facilitator will tailor made a best plan for you.
KOL Quality has built a library of checking criteria for a broad range of products. Having said that, we believe all products are unique to the brands and our quality facilitator love to discuss the checking criteria together with you.
You will normally get the pre-shipment inspection report within 24 hours in working days (Monday to Friday).
We will inform you the result on the same day of inspection if the result is failed and we advise you to discuss with suppliers for a resolution or rework plan. Quality facilitator from KOL Quality is always aside if you need help in the communication.
