QIMA: supply chain quality services in Asia

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Beating the competition most of the time means having products that overdue the expectation of the customers, therefore companies look at their supply chain in a way to source components and technology at a good price. Most of the time companies achieve good sourcing costs by looking at the market in the far east.  In this way, they can remain profitable and sometimes that means "in the market".  However, taking control of a complex supply chain setup is very difficult, and the cost of not doing it can be huge. We can list some causes of what can put the business at risk: 

  • Supplier is not properly qualified
  • The production at supplier site is not qualified  
  • Parts are not inspected before their shipment 


Taking such conditions, companies have only a few chances to get control of their supply chain:
  • Setting up an office in the region to support the supply chain operations
  • Having dedicated resources to fly in and out and make the job done
  • Using one of the specialized agencies
The last choice in the list is less expensive and it is normally more efficient especially for small and medium enterprises.
Qima is a well-known agency, that uses a digital platform to manage the business. The customer has access to a portal in which can request services, handle communication, account and support. 
For example, by requesting to audit a supplier, you need to set up the company profile, contact person, kind of audit (e.g., ISO 9001), if you have special requests. Your consultant at Qima will submit to you a list of possible auditors with their CVs after you select your choice, the order is processed. I must say that the report is very well done and comprehensive with all the necessary points and scoring. 

In my experience, I find this approach productive and effective in case you need to control your supply chain when your setup is geographically complex.


Location: Zürich, Switzerland

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