ai q1 barometer: 2016 in review - worrying trends for quality and compliance across global supply...
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2016 IN REVIEW: WORRYING TRENDS FOR QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE ACROSS
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
ASIAINSPECTION Q1 BAROMETER
HONG KONG, JANUARY 5, 2017
ASIAINSPECTION (AI)
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today announces its 2017 Q1 Barometer, a quarterly synopsis on outsourced manufacturing and the quality control services industry.
SOURCING GEOGRAPHIES: CHINA REBOUNDS, SOUTH ASIA SURGES
+18.2%PAKISTAN
+12.5%CHINA
+11.7%BANGLADESH
+5.0% VIETNAM
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SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY: STRUCTURAL SAFETY STILL A MAJOR ISSUE
63% of audited factories found in need of remediation
Critical issues found in 3% factories
Number of compliant factories dropped from 41% to 37% YoY
63% in need of
remediation
PROGRESS SLOW IN ETHICAL COMPLIANCE
Less than a third of factories found compliant
27% of factories had critical non-compliances
Top concerns in ethical compliance
Forced labor and child labor
Sexual harassment
Exploitation of refugees
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE STILL A STRUGGLE
36% of environmental audits failed in 2016, compared to 31% in 2015
Many brands find ISO 14001 commitment challenging and struggle even with much lower statutory minimum requirements
36% failed in 2016
MORE BRANDS SEEK TO EDUCATE SUPPLIERS AND IMPROVE AWARENESS
AI has seen strong demand for workshops and trainings in 2016
Structural safety and environmental compliance education in most demand
PRODUCT MANUFACTURING QUALITY: WORRYING RESULTS OVERALL
Consumer goods quality worldwide has deteriorated in 2016
AI data shows a 2.9% increase in product inspection failure rates in 2016 vs. 2015
+2.9% 2016 vs. 2015
CONTRASTED QUALITY TRENDS THROUGHOUT ASIA
Vietnam shows a small improvement, driving Beyond AQL rates down to 29%
Product quality in China remains stable,
with failed inspections around 32.4%
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan show
double-digit growth in inspection failure rates
PRODUCT QUALITY: INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN
Tex tiles most prone to quality problems: 41.6%
products beyond AQL
Toys & Juvenile Products quality slightly improved by 3 points, to 30.3% of
rejected inspections
LAB TESTS SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN PRODUCT SAFETY
Failure rates for lab tests at 3.3% in 2016, improvement by +11.4% compared to 2015
3.3%failed in 2016
SPECIFIC TEST RESULTS REMAIN MORE DISPARATE
REACH-related tests: failure rates tripled YoY
Phthalate tests: 5.4% products fail safety requirements
x3REACH FAILURE RATE
5.4%FAIL PHTHALATE
TESTS
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