Supply Chain Quality Advisory Program:
Building Supply Chain Quality through customized, targeted solutions

Supply chains globally are undergoing seismic shifts, with trends such as offshoring and nearshoring seeing the cost of quality assurance increasing. Alongside these forces, traditional issues within the supply chain remain, including product quality issues, escalating costs of quality assurance in a global supply chain, challenges in offshoring production, and inconsistent quality across suppliers.

For brands and retailers, it’s often difficult to hone in on the underlying causation factors for such issues, and to solve specific pain points within their supply chains.

• Is your inspection cost with specific suppliers too high?
• Do high defect rates exist within your supply chain?
• Are there other pain points you have – and unsure what the causes are?

Bureau Veritas' Supply Chain Quality Advisory Program offers tailored solutions to retail and brand partners to address complex supply chain challenges, identify the causes of issues businesses are facing within their supply chains, and drive sustainable improvement.

Leveraging our global network of experts and customized service provision, Bureau Veritas works with partners – but also support vendors and suppliers – to provide:

In-depth 360-degree evaluation of factories and their production:

• Thorough analysis of current processes, systems, and performance;
• Identification of bottlenecks and inefficiencies;

Data-rich insights and benchmarks to build supply chain quality:

• Comparative analysis from various countries, regions, and sectors;
• Industry-specific best practices and trends.

Actionable recommendations tailored to retailer and vendor needs and requirements:

• Prioritized improvement strategies;
• Cost-benefit analysis of proposed solutions;

Dedicated project teams with diverse skills:

• Experts in quality management, process engineering, and product design, across a range of product line expertise;
• Teams matched to your unique project requirements;

Continuous improvement strategies to support your supply chain takes control of its’ quality – benefitting retailers, end-customers, and vendors themselves:

• Long-term roadmaps for sustained growth;
• Regular performance reviews and adjustments.

The program aims to firstly understand the key issues and pain points brands and retailers are facing within suppliers and vendors, while also providing remedies, suggestions, and actionable insights through which quality can be improved to suppliers and vendors – fostering long-term improvement and reduced costs.

Program Benefits:

• Understanding retailer and brand pain points;
• Identifying the root cause of quality issues through on-site analysis;
• Systematic validation to identify early risks;
• Establishment and validation of robust production quality management systems;
• Modular support adaptable to different challenges and budgets;
• Training and development programs for workforce upskilling.

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