Sourcy builds a clear QC process into every manufacturing project so brands can trust the quality of each shipment, not just the first sample.
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Before talking about what Sourcy does, it helps to understand how a manual QC process normally works.
You identify a supplier, often through a marketplace or referral, with limited supplier assessment or selection criteria.
You ask for samples and wait. Delays, partial samples, or unclear documentation are common. Your team compares samples manually.
You negotiate price, MOQs, and timelines with limited visibility into the factory's real capacity or quality systems.
You might send your own inspector or rely on the factory's internal QC. Rarely a formal QC plan or standard documentation.
Just before shipment, you try to confirm everything is correct. If something goes wrong, it is often too late to fix.
You only see the full picture when shipment arrives. If quality is off, you face returns, negative reviews, and lost revenue.
This manual approach can work for small runs, but it is slow, stressful, and risky for brands managing multiple SKUs and factories.
Sourcy does not treat quality control as an afterthought. QC is part of how we choose suppliers and manage each production run.
We review company documents, export history, references, product portfolio, capacity and lead times before any orders are placed.
You receive samples to test materials, construction, print quality, packaging, and fit. Once approved, this becomes the standard.
For higher-risk products, we coordinate checks during production to catch issues early and verify materials match the golden sample.
Random sampling from finished cartons, visual defect checks, quantity verification, and functional tests. You receive reports before release.
Manual QC is not just tedious. It also breaks down when you scale.
This is exactly the gap Sourcy is built to fill.
Instead of building your own quality assurance framework from scratch, you plug into Sourcy's process.
Every project starts with supplier assessment. We check company documentation, export history, product portfolio, and quality systems. Learn more about our supplier verification process.
We align QC intensity with SKU risk level, market requirements, compliance needs, and your tolerance for defects.
Sourcy coordinates sampling so you can review materials, construction, print accuracy, packaging, labels, and inserts before approval.
Depending on the project: in-production inspections, pre-shipment checks, photo documentation. You receive clear pass/fail reports.
We track defect rates, on-time delivery, and communication quality. This data feeds back into supplier assessment.
Sourcy does not treat QC as a box to tick. It is one of the core reasons brands work with us.
Sourcy backs its QC process with a 100% money back guarantee on product quality when you follow the agreed QC flow. If delivered products fail agreed standards despite a passed QC, we make it right.
Instead of building your own QC infrastructure in every country, lean on Sourcy's processes and partners.
We apply supplier selection criteria before projects begin: category experience, quality systems, and ability to scale.
Every project includes sample checks, golden sample sign-off, optional in-production inspections, and pre-shipment checks.
QC partners on the ground provide photos, videos, defect notes, and clear pass/fail results without your team on site.
We track which factories deliver consistent quality, identify training needs, and shift orders to stronger factories over time.
Choose the right level of QC support for each product category.
Sample approval and basic pre-shipment inspection
Lower risk, lower value items where tolerance is higher
Sample approval, targeted in-production checks, and pre-shipment inspection
Most branded SKUs and aggregator portfolios
Deeper supplier assessment, in-line inspections, pre-shipment checks, and extra documentation
Higher value, regulated, or complex products
If you are a brand or aggregator working with factories in Asia, Sourcy can embed supplier quality control into your sourcing process from day one.
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