{"id":139389,"date":"2023-04-06T16:02:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evc.extramilecommunications.dev\/?post_type=casestudies&#038;p=139389"},"modified":"2023-04-06T16:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T15:03:22","slug":"upstream-qc","status":"publish","type":"casestudies","link":"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/casestudies\/upstream-qc\/","title":{"rendered":"Upstream QC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Implementing a dedicated QC function at origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Client<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>George is a clothing brand launched by Asda in 1990. Marketed as quality fashion at affordable prices, it is one of the largest clothing retailers in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years there has been a trend for retailers to move their Quality Control operations upstream to sourcing locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By doing this, retailers have been able to take advantage of operating cost reductions, reduced expenditure on reprocessing, and subsequent advantages of adopted consolidation programs. George realized that to continue providing quality fashion at affordable prices they needed to look at ways to drive efficiency from their supply chain, such as by moving technical quality control inspections upstream.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Utilising EV Cargo\u2019s\u2019 global network of facilities and experience at origin QC services, platforms were implemented across two key sourcing locations. <br><br><strong>The Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Full technical quality control inspections<\/li><li>Dedicated platforms in Shanghai and Shenzhen<\/li><li>Managed by EV Cargo dedicated resource<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implementation Process<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"image-centered background__white \">\n\n    <div class=\"image-centered-content \">\n                <div >\n\n                                    <div class=\"image-centered__container  \" >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-centered__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/george-qc-implementation-diagram-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <style>\n        div.img-zoom-container {\n            background-position: 50% 50%;\n            background-repeat: no-repeat;\n            position: relative;\n            max-width: 860px;\n            width: 100%;\n            overflow: hidden;\n            cursor: zoom-in;\n        }\n\n        div.img-zoom-container img:hover {\n            opacity: 0;\n        }\n\n        div.img-zoom-container img {\n            transition: opacity 0.5s;\n            display: block;\n            width: auto;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n\n\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Successes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reduced operating cost versus UK &#8211; 20% saving<\/li><li>Improved failure rate &#8211; 15% reduction<\/li><li>Reduction in re-processing costs &#8211; \u00a350,000 saving pa<\/li><li>Improved lead-times &#8211; Average 2-day reduction<\/li><li>Freight and destination cost savings through better consolidation &#8211; Est \u00a3400,000 pa<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":119720,"template":"","class_list":["post-139389","casestudies","type-casestudies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Upstream QC - EV Cargo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evcargo.com\/en\/casestudies\/upstream-qc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Upstream QC - EV Cargo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Implementing a dedicated QC function at origin. 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