#181: The Evolution of Quality Control: From Manual Inspections to Technology-Driven Solutions with Prince Ghosh of Factored Quality
Hosted by Santosh Sankar on June 19, 2024
Summary
During this episode, Santosh is joined by Prince Ghosh, Co-Founder and CEO of Factored Quality, a company bringing all quality control and compliance operations together into one unified platform. During the episode, Santosh and Price discuss how Factored Quality assists consumer goods brands and importers by auditing factories and inspecting inventory globally, addressing visibility challenges in supply chains. Prince shares his aerospace engineering background and how it inspired the creation of Factored Quality. The discussion also covers the importance of quality control, traditional methods of quality assurance, the integration of technology and AI in the future of supply chain management, and more.
Show Notes
Highlights from their conversation include:
- The Origin Story of Factored Quality (0:41)
- Prince’s Background and Inspiration for Factored Quality (3:16)
- Understanding the Supply Chain Process (6:36)
- Challenges in Quality Assurance (10:26)
- Role of Technology in Quality Assurance (14:21)
- Limitations of Automated Quality Assurance (18:01)
- Emergence of SaaS Product Line (21:49)
- Automating Service with Software (23:12)
- Data Structuring and Visibility (24:24)
- Core Operating System for Supply Chain (27:52)
- Labor Provenance and Material Quality (29:15)
- AI in Quality Assurance (34:25)
- Monetization and AI in Enterprise (38:25)
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