Range of our service/main business When importers purchase goods from China, they may consider some key issues. For example, how to find a suitable factory? How to check the credit and production capacity of a factory? Can the quality level of products achieve the expected level? Moreover, while producing, how to control the quality of raw materials? Are there defects concerning appearances and performances of products? Do packaging marks meet requirements? If everything is perfect, they are at ease to arrange shipment.
In many cases, foreign importers can not monitor each step, so they find it difficult to control the quality of products in China. As an independent third-party China inspection agency, ODE provides professional customized services for foreign importers to guarantee the interests of the purchaser. These services which we can provide are:
Factory Audit Before placing an order with a factory, importer should ask such questions as: Is it a factory? Where is the factory located? What is factory production capacity? What is the capability of the workforce? Can it handle the quantities required? Do they have a Quality Control/Assurance Plan?
In China, ODE has auditor who are proficient in ISO quality system and qualified internal and external audits. It can offer professional and effective third party inspection to the international clients to meet the following purposes: to verify the comprehensive capacity of enterprises, such as production capacity, manufacturing process, technical capacity, quality management system and export experience etc; minimize production risks; assure the quality; provide all expected information of manufacturer; help you complete the risk management so that your business could achieve the maximum profits.
Work as clients’ representatives, normally we will check the following aspects for a factory audit:
• Review Factory licence
• Review the factory´s Authentication and certificates
• Review the product and staff’s qualification and certificates
• Survey the factory (such as area of workshop, facilities, cleanliness…)
• Assess factory personnel (How many workers, workers assigned to your production process, worker skill level, management)
• Check previous production records and capabilities
• Inspect raw materials
• During-production inspection
• Factory facilities/equipments condition
• Quality System
• Social Compliance
• Quality management system, assess quality plan and records, ISO 9000 documentation
• Taking pictures of every aspect so you get the “feel” of the factory
• A quick response report will be sent to you within 24 hours
Expediting service In the past expediting only work as a corrective measures and not play a preventive role. Today, expediting has become an necessary part of the procurement process. However, as the project plans and pricing has become more and more risky, expediting service become a necessary part of the project plan to ensure timely delivery.
Expediting is a continual process that begin from order to product delivery. The main purpose is to ensure that the goods and relevant documents are delivered to the client in a timely manner. Hurry or influence service inspection activities, the experienced expediter will implement this service in case of influence by inspection activities, and fully understand the requirements of the order, so he can be together with producers in limited manpower and finance minimize the time of each process stage. Based on customer requirements, expediting service can be applied to various stages of the project, such as making, assembling, correcting, material test, shipping and packaging, and document submission.
If you appoint ours as expediter on behalf of your company, we will according to your requirements do regular and unexpected visit to the factory for each stage of the examination. we will record objectively and report field condition, analysis and evaluation of each stage of product schedule whether meet your requirements and urge and assist the factory to take measures to reduce the time of each construction stage, we will record all unconformities in photograph, and include into the statistical report.
Main service content:
• Inspect and supervise the production schedule of the supplier as the third party.
• Inspect and supervise the production schedule of the supplier as the representative of the owner.
Specific services include:
• Review production process records and quality control document to verify whether plan schedule is met
• Check reception of raw materials and make sure that the delivery plan is met
• Check and verify the factory's manpower input and human resources for the project, and give analysis results and recommendations on how to shorten the project period on the basis of considering the overall resource and capacity of the plant
• Check and verify the actual progress of each phase, and see if there are any quality problems that may affect the schedule
Record and collect nonconformities and deviations from orders and specifications
Pre-production Inspection Our inspector conducts pre-production inspection prior to mass production, or at the beginning of the production process.
The Initial Production check allows an early prevention of defective materials/components/accessories and timely corrections if needed.
Our main check points are as below:
• Check the quantity and quality of raw materials and main components that will be used in your products.
• Check factory production capacity and quality control ability.
• Evaluate the production line running
• Ensure the calibration and accuracy of production equipment
• monitor the production schedule
• A quick response report will be sent so that any and all non-conformity and production problems can be addressed and appropriate remedies or concessions can be made.
Performing a pre-production inspection will help you to:
• Avoid misunderstanding
• Make sure your requirements are well understood.
• Avoid usage of wrong material, wrong colors etc., verify that your product specifications are being met early.
• Implement corrective actions as soon as possible
• Avoid unexpected costs & delays
• Keep pressure on your vendor shoulders
In-process inspection Our inspector conducts In-production inspection when at least 20%-30% of an order has been completed. It can uncover problems during actual production and ensure that contractual obligations are being met. It also helps you determine whether the production process is on schedule.
Our main check points are as below:
• Check the quantity and monitor the production schedule
• Evaluate the production status during the manufacturing process
• Randomly inspect the finished products and evaluate if the product matches the specifications, packaging and marking etc.
• Ensure the calibration and accuracy of production equipments.
• Provide recommendations for corrective action to assist in dealing with quality and production issues
• A quick response report will be sent to you within 24 hours
Pre-shipment Inspection/ Final Random Inspection It takes place when the products are 100% completed, packed and ready for shipment. We use AQL sampling and statistical analysis to evaluate the lot to your standard of acceptability. We will document all non-conformities with pictures and a full statistical report, which will promptly be available on the Internet for your convenient and private use. Our report will help insure that when your container arrives there will not be any bad surprises.
• Audit the in-process production records and quality control documents.
• Verify raw material certificate and Certificate of Origin
• Audit product test reports and pre-factory inspection reports
• Verify product quantity, accessories
• Evaluate product for function, appearance, dimension, and performance per your requirement or use AQL sampling techniques
• Record the defects and deviation with standards and purchase orders
• Inspect the merchandise to your company’s approved drawings, prototype, samples, specifications purchase orders or letters of credit
• Inspect product markings, name plates, and packaging labeling
• Verify the packing lists and packing quantity
Container Loading Inspection After the Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI) get passed, inspector will organize and survey the loading work, recording the loading data. The working site could be at factory base, at the forwarder's warehouse, at the storage yard, or some other location. Inspector will also inspect the container quality before loading, and unqualified container would be rejected to load, and another qualified container will be requested to exchange. It can guarantee the finished and packed goods meet your specifications and are securely loaded for shipment.
Our main work points:
• Check the container quality before loading
• Check quality & quantity
• Check outer packaging
• Check loading schedule
• Record container arriving time and departing time
• Record the seal number and departure time of containers
Service Fields • Steel structure building
• Pipeline
• Petrochemical industry
• Industry equipment
• Power energy
• Marine works
• Hoisting equipment
• Steel bridge
• Pressure vessel
• Mining machinery
