Quality Control in China Manufacturing

At Avela Corporation we pride ourselves on the value we bring to sourcing manufacturing in China. Among the many benefits of working with a sourcing company such as ours, Quality Assurance and Quality Control rank high.

QA and QC have always been a challenge in China. This is not to say that Chinese manufacturers are incapable of meeting high standards of quality—quite the opposite is true. It’s just that the old adage “you get what you pay for” applies here as it does everywhere else.

China’s manufacturing base has matured at a remarkable rate, and in general Chinese manufacturing quality has risen in the process. But the maturing has brought with it rising costs for doing business: higher rates for wages, material, real estate, taxes and factory construction.

China may no longer be the lowest cost source for some products, but it still may be the best value for the level of quality delivered.

A key element that Avela brings to the table is communication. We get your product requirements from you in English through our office in Houston. We then relay those requirements to our Shanghai office where they are communicated to the manufacturer, speaking Chinese to Chinese. Translations are all handled within the Avela sphere where questions are raised and answered so there is nothing lost in the process.

This is crucial because miscommunication due to language or cultural differences is one of the big impediments to successful and profitable manufacturing in China. Everything needs to spelled out with no room for assumptions.

We meet face to face with the owners and factory management to make sure expectations are fully understood. Our staff, working for you, makes the quality inspections in person. If there is a problem, we work with the manufacturer to resolve it.

We may not be the cheapest QA and QC provider in China, but the adage still applies: you get what you pay for. We maintain an office in Houston where we are accessible to our clients. We work for our clients, not the manufacture. Most important of all, we stand behind our work.

We are also your boots on the ground in China, working to head off any issues before the mushroom into catastrophes. We only provide the services our clients need, but we can handle logistics, customs and all the other details involved with sourcing manufacturing half a world away.

Contact Avela to see how we can alleviate your concerns regarding quality manufacturing in China.