Knowledge

Verify the Legal Entity Behind a Chinese Parts ...

A supplier’s brand, English trading name, website domain, and legal entity can all be different. That is not automatically a problem, but procurement cannot approve a contract or payment from...

Agree on Visual Defects Before Inspecting the P...

A visual inspection can produce a precise defect count and still be unreliable. One inspector may call a mark a scratch, another may call it handling evidence, and the same...

Plan Dock, Forklift and Liftgate Requirements B...

The packed crate is within a liftgate's stated weight rating, yet its base extends beyond the platform the carrier plans to send. The weight check alone has not made the...

Choose a Packaging Test That Represents the Act...

A protocol name should be the outcome of a packaging-test brief, not its starting assumption. Before a laboratory selects a procedure, the buyer must define the shipping unit, map the...

Read a Supplier Control Chart Before Asking for...

A control-chart point can cross a limit without identifying the cause, and a stable chart can describe a process that still produces nonconforming parts. Asking a supplier to adjust the...

Coated Bolts: Ask for Torque–Tension Test Condi...

A torque–tension report is not a property of the coating name alone. The measured clamp force also depends on the bolt and nut, lubricant or topcoat, thread fit, bearing surface,...