{"id":3261,"date":"2022-05-22T21:38:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T21:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgtgroup.net\/maintaining-quality-when-borders-are-restricted\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T10:06:09","slug":"maintaining-textile-quality-when-borders-are-restricted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgtgroup.net\/es\/maintaining-textile-quality-when-borders-are-restricted\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining Textile Quality When Borders Are Restricted"},"content":{"rendered":"

In June, The Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported that China might keep its pandemic border restrictions for at least another year amid fears over the emergence of new Covid-19 variants, and sensitive events such as the 2022 Winter Olympics and the once-a-decade power transition within the Chinese Communist Party.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Because travel to most textile, apparel, and footwear production countries may not be possible in the foreseeable future, how to maintain quality and time to market? From established contingency plans to new strategies adopted by leading fashion brands, these four tips can help ensure quality levels when traditional on-site inspections and audits are off the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Rely on local teams<\/span><\/h4>\n

When travel restrictions prevent you from overseeing quality at your suppliers, local third-party technicians can be on-site to complement your teams. These local technicians can visit your mills and factories quickly (provided they can access the facilities) and understand their own country\u2019s textiles, apparel, and footwear production challenges.<\/p>\n

From assessing your supplier\u2019s capacity and capability to managing quality from development through production to preventing mold, SgT’s global network of local textile technicians and engineers can help secure your quality levels whenever you need and when your own teams cannot.<\/p>\n

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2. Adopt remote solutions<\/span><\/p>\n

When movement is restricted, technology can be your most valuable option. Your audits and inspections can be conducted remotely via live-stream platforms on desktop, tablet, and mobile. The technician will use a laptop, tablet, or smart glasses to broadcast their actions live from the factory. This also allows you to take part in the audit and ask the supplier or technician questions and zoom in on specific elements such as defects identified during an inspection.<\/p>\n

When domestic travel within a production country is prohibited, and not even local third-party technicians can visit your suppliers, remote solutions can help maintain quality while keeping your employees and those of your partners safe. While this doesn\u2019t offer the same accuracy as on-site methods, the additional support can help ensure the factory is sufficiently controlling quality.<\/p>\n

SgT\u2019s technicians provide expert guidance throughout processes such as:<\/p>\n