Global Commissioning

  Imagine if a globally acclaimed sports apparel firm failed to check or assess its products prior to putting them into the market for the world’s best athletes. Consumers would likely to be taken aback and they may even feel deceived to find that the quality and reliability of the products they purchased were not verified before placing them into the market. This would almost definitely cause the brand to lose consumers’ trust and confidence in their products. However, the reality is that these companies do invest a great deal of money and time to verify and test their products. This is done as the companies are pretty much aware of the worth of their investments and the damage they may incur due to their products’ poor performance or unhappy customers.   Sadly, for many sectors, it is quite likely to underrate the importance and value of carrying out the verification process – particularly for larger projects, like a newly constructed facility or plant. The startup and commi...

   All projects require a quality control plan. Without a proper quality control plan, quality control (QC), as well as quality assurance (QA) processes, are simply created by project teams along the way, which often leads to disaster and chaos. To avoid such a situation later on in you project, it is strongly recommended to have a fully documented and detailed quality control plan in place for every project. Quality control plan documentation should clearly mention the steps to be taken to control quality and resolve any quality issues associated with the project at hand as well as detail the required actions, such as quality checks, inspections, responsibilities, and so forth that need to be taken at every stage of all the processes involved, to ensure that outcomes meet project-specific requirements and conform to industry standards. While it is a fact that there will be a few similar components in all kinds of quality control plans, each project is unique in itself and wil...