QIMA, a global quality control and supplier compliance service provider, announced today that it has been named the ‘No. 1 Supplier’ in the client-centric category by French high-tech group Sagemcom. The award was announced during Sagemcom’s annual supplier conference in...
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QIMA, a global quality control and supplier compliance service provider, announced today that it has been named the ‘No. 1 Supplier’ in the client-centric category by French high-tech group Sagemcom. The award was announced during Sagemcom’s annual supplier conference in...
Read the full articleApril 19, 2019
Global sourcing in the first quarter of 2019 is still largely shaped by the fallout of 2018, in which US-China trade wars shook up the global sourcing landscape and drove many buyers to new markets in an attempt to escape the worst of tariffs’ hikes and future-proof their...
Read the full articleApril 10, 2019
Da die Produktion in den Beschaffungszentren Asiens nach der chinesischen Neujahrspause wieder anzieht, spiegeln die Statistiken von QIMA im 1. Quartal für die Inspektions- und Auditnachfrage die sich abzeichnenden Beschaffungstrends des Jahres 2018 wider.
Lesen Sie den vollständigen Artikel6. April 2018
Da die Urlaubssaison näher kommt und die Hochsaison der Produktion in der Beschaffung von Kraftwerken in ganz Asien begonnen hat, spiegeln die AI-Daten zur Inspektions- und Auditnachfrage die allgemeinen Trends in der Region wider.
Lesen Sie den vollständigen Artikel5. Oktober 2017
Mitte 2017 spiegeln die Statistiken von QIMA für Vor-Ort-Inspektionen und Lieferanten-Audit den anhaltenden Kampf zwischen den alteingesessenen großen Beschaffungsunternehmen und ihren aufstrebenden Wettbewerbern wider.
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China still in the spotlight for product safety, ethical issues abound in new sourcing regions and environmental impact is moving up the supply chain priority list.
Read the full articleJan 7, 2016
Most people think slavery ended over a hundred years ago – in reality, it only became illegal globally in 2007 and worse still, it continues unabated. It is rampant in key developing markets that are also the world’s production powerhouses.
Read the full articleSeptember 30, 2015
While the economy of China may be growing at its slowest pace in six years, global brands are readily expanding their supply chains to other low-cost destinations in Asia.
Read the full articleJuly 7, 2015
Increased global supply chain transparency in 2014 revealed shocking statistics on the number of forced and child laborers worldwide, while workers across Asia faced consistently hazardous Health & Safety conditions.
Read the full articleJanuary 14, 2015
Despite a quarter that saw riots in Vietnam, protests in China, and a toxic dye scandal, Asian manufacturing showed promising and consistent growth. Meanwhile, Africa is performing well and India has ascended to No.2 in global textile exports.
Read the full articleJuly 10, 2014
2013 was a challenging year for brands and retailers worldwide in the face of increasing supply chain social issues, most notably the Rana Plaza tragedy, where a Bangladesh factory collapse took the lives of 1,129 people.
Read the full articleJanuary 14, 2014
Between the US-China tariff stand-off and the increasing consumer and governments’ scrutiny on sustainability issues, 2018 proved a challenging year for global sourcing. Many brands and retailers turned towards increased diversification of their sourcing in order to hedge...
Read the full articleJanuary 9, 2019
Das Barometer von QIMA für das 1. Quartal 2018 bietet eine Sammlung einzigartiger Erkenntnisse über den Stand der Beschaffung, Qualität und Compliance im Jahr 2017 sowie über die Trends, die die Beschaffungslandschaft im Jahr 2018 prägen werden.
Lesen Sie den vollständigen Artikel4. Januar 2018
Die neue Anlage von QIMA ergänzt die Testmöglichkeiten von QIMA in China und bietet eine umfangreiche Auswahl an Tests für internationale und lokale Käufer.
Lesen Sie den vollständigen Artikel17. Juli 2017
The year 2016 begins with shifts in global trade, ongoing quality issues, and a host of ethical challenges: from structural risks accompanying expansion in Egypt, Bangladesh, and Vietnam, to skyrocketing forced labor problems in Turkey.
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China's new Food Safety Law introduces harsher standards and punishments and Bangladeshi prosecutors bring murder charges against the owners of Rana Plaza and the Tazreen factory.
Read the full articleOct 8, 2015
QIMA's recent acquisition of Anseco Group means toy and product manufacturers around the world can benefit from customer-focused service and accredited laboratory expertise.
Read the full articleSeptember 22, 2015
The ILO published that every 15 seconds someone dies as a result of an occupational accident or disease. Congruent with what seems to be a sharp rise in global awareness on ethical sourcing issues, QIMA saw ethical audits demand increase by 65% year over year.
Read the full articleApril 7, 2015
China had one of its worst quarters ever for food scares, with major international brands caught up in an expired meat scandal and a food inspection failure rate over 50%. In Bangladesh, exports continue to grow despite factory closures and worsening audit scores.
Read the full articleOctober 8, 2014
Due to Chinese New Year seasonality, February export figures plummeted 18% compared with 2013. The media has been reporting that the Chinese economy is on the brink of slowdown. What isn’t mentioned is that China continues to be the dominant sourcing region by sheer volume.
Read the full articleApril 8, 2014
Since the Rana Plaza Factory collapse in April 2013, QIMA figures show a +52% increase in Factory Accountability Audits throughout Asia for Q3 2013 compared to Q3 2012 and a +167% spike in Bangladesh.
Read the full articleOctober 4th, 2013
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