SHOP INSPECTION
Increasingly complex global supply chains pose challenges for organisations when ensuring quality throughout industrial supply chains. Factors such as increased distances and frequent sub-contract agreements are making it harder to check quality standards, but it remains vitally important in order to maintain the cost, conformity and safety of assets through procurement services including 2nd party and 3rd party inspections.
What is Shop Inspection?
Shop inspection refers to the assessment and verification of equipment, materials, and processes conducted at the manufacturer's or supplier's facility, prior to the delivery and installation of the items on-site. This involves inspecting items at their place of manufacture before delivery, which is the most convenient and cost-effective way to determine whether a product, service, process, piece of equipment or installation complies with expressed needs, customer expectations, applicable regulations or other specific requirements.
Shop inspection can include design review, review of material certificates, visual inspection, various Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), attendance, supervision or performance of mechanical or functional tests.
WHY ARE SHOP INSPECTION SERVICES IMPORTANT?
Many organisations do not have the in-house expertise or resources to undertake vendor inspections at global manufacturing sites. Others may have in-house capabilities but complex challenges and soaring travel costs can lead to backlogs if inspections are waived or delayed.
However, if you are purchasing equipment or materials and it does not meet expected standards, it will have a significant impact on your operations. Quality ‘fails’ can compromise the safety, functionality and longevity of assets and facilities, they can be costly to address and will likely hamper project schedules.
- Verify quality assurance and quality control from suppliers to protect your investment
- Reduce quality risks and safety risks from supply chain partners
- Reduce the risk of delays on project schedules
- Gain independent assurance and enhanced insight on supply chain operations from a trusted inspection partner
- Improve stakeholder confidence with detailed reports and certificates
How Bureau Veritas supports you
Bureau Veritas Thailand offers comprehensive shop inspection services to clients in the oil & gas, power, utilities, and chemical sectors. Our experienced inspectors conduct assessments and verifications at the manufacturer's or supplier's facilities prior to the delivery and installation of equipment and materials on-site.
These shop inspection services help identify and address issues early in the manufacturing stage, before the equipment is shipped to the project site in Thailand. This enables a smoother installation and commissioning process, mitigating risks and ensuring quality.