SOFTLINES

 

Leading Quality Consultancy’s global team includes quality professionals specializing in the softlines (soft goods) industry. With local knowledge, industry-specific training and hands-on experience, we provide solutions that help reduce cost and ensure the quality and timely delivery of your purchase orders.

With over two decades of experience, we offer expertise in a wide range of softline categories. Examples include:

  • Luggage and Bags

  • Footwear

  • Garments & Apparel

  • Fashion Accessories

  • Textiles and Fabrics

Due to the diverse nature of the industry, there are multiple manufacturers, suppliers and other actors along the supply chain. We can assist every player in this market, with services that can help you meet the requirements of regulators, distributors, retailers and consumers.

 

Environmental and social responsibility concerns are assessed through inspection, and audit of production facilities and workers’ occupational health and safety.

 

We offer a full range of inspection, testing and training services that can be shaped to meet your specific needs.

 

Our aim is always to get your products to market as quickly as possible while ensuring that they meet the safety, quality and performance requirements of applicable legislation or required by your own quality assurance plan.

 

Safety requirements for softgoods have been strengthened worldwide. Leading Quality Consultancy offers a full range of quality assurance services to ensure that your products are of the highest standard and comply with regulations wherever in the world you wish to bring them to market.

 

Give your organization a competitive edge by making sure it is one of the many businesses benefiting from the decades of experience and expertise that we have acquired in the fields of softlines.

 

We provide the following quality solutions: 

Factory (Supplier) Audits

 

Whether you’re evaluating new partners, or focused on continuous improvement with existing suppliers, Leading Quality Consultancy’s auditors provide timely, detailed feedback regarding process and capability. Our audit reports provide critical insight useful for decision-making.

 

  • Initial Supplier Evaluations
  • Modify Quality Management System Audits
  • C-TPAT – Security Audits
  • Manufacturing Process Audits

Product Inspections

 

Leading Quality Consultancy’s quality engineers leverage their experience and use client-specific product specifications to evaluate orders on-site. Depending on our clients’ needs, we use ANSI Z1.4 sampling to perform pre-production, in-process and pre-shipment quality inspections. However, sampling requirements may vary by product. For example, for fabrics (rolls), we use the 4 Point System. 

 

A QC inspection of softlines products typically includes:

  • Quantity Verification
  • Visual / Workmanship Evaluation
  • Functional Safety Evaluation (Measurement, Assembly, Etc.)
  • Packaging Integrity Evaluation (ISTA Drop-Test)
  • Labeling Verification