DG factory inspection

一、Focus of DG factory inspection

1. The factory must comply with DOLLARGENERAL's child labor policy. The minimum age for employees is sixteen years old

2. Factories may not imprison, imprison, contract bind, or employ involuntary labor in any other form.

3. Regarding normal work and overtime pay, factories must comply with applicable national laws.

4. Employees must have at least one day off per week.

5. The factory must comply with the statutory annual overtime regulations.

During office hours, the factory must have sufficient emergency exits. All exits must be kept open and/or doors must be locked. A: Each floor should have at least two safety exits.

7. There must be sufficient fire extinguishers on site.

8. The factory is not allowed to transfer.

9. The factory must implement a needle breakage control system.

-Each model of each item must undergo a pre shipment inspection before shipment. DOLLARGENERAL will pay its fees

-Pre shipment inspection -50% of product production and packaging completion.

-Complete the Customs Trade Partner Counter Terrorism Program (C-TPAT) questionnaire.

-Obtaining qualified results in security assessment.

-Sign the DOLLARGENERAL supplier agreement.

二、Documents required for DG factory inspection

1. Business license, factory floor plan,

2. Quality Assurance Department Architecture/Responsibilities

3. Quality Manual/Quality Objectives and Policies/Product Safety Objectives and Policies

4. Equipment list, equipment maintenance plan, equipment repair and maintenance records (no point inspection required)

5. Program documents, management systems, job responsibilities (from general manager to cleaner), and document distribution records (Latest, including changes and obsolescence) - Two sets of different materials cannot appear

6. Quality certificate (ISO9000)

7. Internal audit (schedule/checklist/report/and tracking of improvement measures/confirmation of the effectiveness after improvement) - it is best to make a notice

8. Management Review (Plan/Report/and Improvement Measures Tracking/Confirmation of Improved Results) - It is best to make a notice

9. Collection of laws and regulations related to industry product safety (collected separately by exporting country) - such as heavy metal testing

10. Internal/test procedures (steps)/or external test reports (from raw materials, semi-finished products, final products.) - shrinkage testing (especially for knitwear), tensile testing, testing of sharp edges and corners, formaldehyde content, color fatigue, etc.

11. Risk assessment procedure (specify how often it should be conducted)/assessment form (risk level and improvement measures)/assessment report (according to the time specified in the procedure) - It is necessary to conduct a pre assessment of the risks throughout the entire process from procurement to raw materials, production workshop, finished product shipment, transportation, and customers, as well as the final consumer.

12. List of Qualified Suppliers (Latest)/Supplier Management Procedure (Selection and Evaluation)/Initial Evaluation Record (Data Required)/Annual Performance Assessment of Suppliers (i.e. Annual Evaluation with Warehouse Record Data)/Procurement Procedure/Procurement Contract (The procurement contract must specify the testing report of the raw and auxiliary materials that must be provided for this batch of goods at the beginning, and if not specified, a warranty certificate must be obtained).

13. Incoming inspection records/inspection records of the production process/control procedures for non-conforming products (no non-conforming products can appear on the inspection bench)/defect rate analysis table.

14. Customer complaint records/procedures (how to communicate and handle)/recall procedures.

15. Emergency Plan - Production process emergencies (such as water outages, power outages, natural disasters, etc.) may affect the inability to deliver on time. In this case, how to ensure real-time shipment.

16. Record of receiving and sending sharp tools/storage records/material requisition records/replacement records (the workshop should distribute and retrieve them on the same day. If there are several people who need to use them, they should be distributed as many as possible).

17. Broken needle recording/warehousing and receiving (with a dedicated person going to the warehouse to replace the broken needle, the record should be kept in the warehouse)/ledger (also required by the workshop receiver).

18. Pre production meeting minutes/quality weekly meetings/trial production records of bulk goods.

19. Pest control of raw materials (with records)/inspection procedures for raw and auxiliary materials in accordance with AQL standards (with acceptable range and percentage specified in the standards).

20. Hygiene management system/inspection records (including all areas of the workshop, factory area, and surrounding areas) - Daily inspection.

21. Calibration certificate/calibration plan/certificate of internal calibration personnel/list of measuring instruments (with an accuracy of 0.01g for fabric testing).

22. Training system/records (new employee training/quality department training)/annual training plan/assessment system.

23. Chemical management system/list (including pesticides, brands, and manufacturers).

24. Packaging and warehousing inspection procedures/sampling AQL standards.

25. The process sheet of the workshop (with the signature or seal of the reviewer)/design drawing sample (with the signature or seal of the reviewer) - Design department and laboratory (can be done during design).

26. Personal Supplies Management System

27. Regulations on Product Quality Accident Management (Accident Boundary)

三、What are the total results of D&G factory inspection?

Dollar General Corporation (D&G) is a consumer goods distributor focused on customer demand, with over 6700 stores in 29 states in the United States. The goods of these stores are supplied by seven distribution centers: Alachua in Florida, Scottsville in Kentucky, Indianola in Mississippi, Fulton in Missouri, Zanesville in Ohio, Ardmore in Oklahoma, and South Boston in Virginia. Dollar General's store sells daily consumer goods, including paper products, cleaning products, health and beauty products, food/snacks, household appliances, toys and simple clothing, as well as various seasonal goods.

There are several results of D&G factory inspection:

1. Green light: 81%~100% with no serious problem points; The validity period is one year.

2. Yellow light: 61% to 80% with no serious problem points; The validity period is 6 months.

3. Yellow light - TBD Level 1: 61~80%, but serious problem points occur, FAIL; Follow up review within 120 days.

4. Red light - TBD Level 2: Below 61% with serious problem points, FAIL; Follow up review within 60 days.

5. Red light: less than 61%; NON-CERTIFIED.

6. Red light - Refusal to review: Fatal issues such as child labor, forced labor, or transshipment occur; This factory will never be adopted.