Four Steps to Prevent Production Defects

Every professional working in a supply chain understands that defects matter, but few of us understand how deeply defects can impact our business. In this post, we’ll look at the ramification of production defects, the cause of production defects, and key methods of defect prevention. Why do defects matter so much? Production defects damage your […]

How to Drive Success with a New Quality Management System

When you onboard a new quality management system (QMS), you’ll likely have some clear outcomes in mind. You may want it to improve your overall efficiency and produce happier customers to allow your organization to grow. Yet you’re likely also aware that setting up a quality system isn’t a simple flip of the switch. A […]

5 Ways Your Legacy System Can Let You Down

As the fashion and garment industry transitions to a world in which quality, compliance, and tracking are increasingly digitized and interconnected, the problem of legacy systems looms large. According to Gartner, legacy systems are any computing software/hardware “based on outdated technologies but critical to day-to-day operations.” These systems are often aging, proprietary systems for enterprise […]

Inspectorio & CGS Partner to Transform the Factory Floor

The partnership between Inspectorio and CGS will reshape the way companies interact with their factory floor operations. Inspectorio and CGS bring groundbreaking capabilities to the table. Inspectorio’s AI-driven collaboration platform has aligned quality control, tracking, and compliance across the supply chain, achieving deep visibility levels long desired by the industry. CGS is a global provider […]

How Will You Enforce Compliance on a Changing Supply Chain?

As a brand or retailer, supply chain compliance means ensuring your suppliers are meeting regulations, abiding by local and international laws, and sourcing products to your ethical benchmarks. How does this work today, when the supply chain compliance landscape is more complex than it’s ever been? Stakeholder expectations are at an all-time high. Fines for […]

[eBook] Are You Making the Right Investment in Production Tracking Software?

NB: This is an excerpt from our latest eBook. To download the full eBook, click here. When sourcing and merchandising professionals need to track key production milestones, they’re often challenged by the manual time and action calendars they use. We want to show you a comparison between manual and digital production tracking methods, and how […]

7 Features of Production Tracking Software You Must Have

NB: This is an excerpt from our latest eBook “Are You Making the Right Investment in Production Tracking Software?” To download the full eBook, click here. Sometimes there’s nothing more important than making sure your orders are moving on time. If you want to improve your response time to schedule changes and measure supply chain performance, […]

The Costs of Production Delays for Vendors

Key takeaways: Production delays adversely affect all stakeholders, from manufacturers and suppliers to brands and retailers to customers. Suppliers have a unique set of costs when it comes to production delays, from damaged buyer relationships to overwhelmed employees. When production delays hit suppliers, it can quickly lead to a fear of losing buyers and a […]

Top KPIs for Data-Driven Quality Management

New digital platforms have revolutionized quality management. Though such platforms make quality more intuitive than ever before, using data to improve quality management across your supply chain is a continuous process — and one of the most important steps is identifying your top key performance indicators (KPIs). An expert on this topic is Jose Martinon. […]

Improving Vendor Production Management

Global vendors typically have many of third-party suppliers. As a result, supply chains are often intricate and fragmented. Even the smallest incident can quickly affect the whole network and cause important financial and reputational risks. As global supply chains become increasingly complex, vendors must find ways to gain transparency into their full networks so they […]