Factory Visit Checklist

Sample — this is what we carry in a visit briefing; real checklists fit your product type and specs.

Before: confirmed appointment date/time, contact person & mobile, host level (owner / sales / technical), parking note, visit length agreed.
Capacity: production line running for our product family? Machines per line? Current utilization?
Own shop vs outsourced: which stages of our product are done in-house vs subcontracted — see the workshops, not just offices.
Sample / type-match: compare their displayed sample with our spec — exact material callouts; ask how finishes match across a production run.
MOQ & lead time: per-SKU; lead time now (current loading includes CNY effects); impact of late test runs.
QC: check the final QC station: what records are kept; how rejects are handled & reported.
Packing: export packing standard, carton strength, mix-loading capability for less-than-full-container (LCL).
After-visit step: who sends quotations by when; open questions recorded with an owner & dates in the meeting notes.