Step 2: Purchase order

The pre-production (PPI) is completed after the identification and evaluation of your vendor/factory and right before the beginning of the actual mass production. It can be completed at the factory or at the vendor office. The aim of PPI is to make sure your vendor has well understood your requirements and specifications of your order and is prepared for its production. For more detail, please click here.

Initial Production Inspection (IPI), also called First Article Inspection, usually happens right after the manufacturer starts producing the first mass production samples. Quality of the raw materials and components used in the production, first production samples according to your approved samples or specifications, cooperation of the factory, double checking of the understanding of your demands by the factory, production schedule and production processes control, in-house quality control checks. Please click here for more information.