Pre Production Inspection sandal

Let`s Inspect a shoe!

The first step of your shoe quality inspections will be to review the shoe packaging.

Is the shoe in the correct inner box for its model?
Is the box presentable? You should inspect the box to insure it is not damaged or dirty.
Is the box the correct size? The shoe should not be crushed inside a small box.
Confirm the information on the box end label matches the shoe Color/Model/Size.
Check any hang tags to make sure they are correct for the shoe.

Remove the shoes from the packing box.

Do you have a left and right?
Are the shoes the same size and color?
Check the shoe tongue label information –
I know this sounds crazy but in the factory, it`s not hard to put a right size 7 and a left size 7.5 into the same box.
Holding the shoe, place the pair of shoes bottom to bottom.
Check them for symmetry. Does the pair really match in length? The size marks match but are they the same length?

Key shoe quality issue : Symmetry

Now, holding the shoe from the bottom, roll the uppers together side by side.
You are now checking the alignment of the shoe parts. Starting from the front, roll the shoes to align the parts, toe caps, vamps, overlays, eye stays, and eyelets.
While you have the uppers side by side compare finish and colors of each part.

from The book [How Shoes are Made"

Next, hold the shoes up looking at the heels. Make sure the shoes sit on the outsole straight. A shoe inspector checks to conform the upper is not rotated off center.

Now, rolling the heels together, check that the back height and collar lines match.

At this point, study the shoe bottoms. Do they match? Are the color blocks in the same location? Look over the midsolesidewall for wrinkles. Check the seam joining the upper to the outsole. Look out for any extra glue on the upper. 2mm is the limit for [over gluing." Also look for over buffing of the upper.
On the shoe bottom check for color bleeding between color blocks. Look for any paint covering mistakes. Check to make sure the outsole parts fit together neatly without any extra glue.

Footwear Inspection : Look inside!

Complete shoe quality inspections check each side inside and out. Now that we looked over the outside it`s time to dive inside because a great looking shoe with defects inside is not salable. Look inside the shoe opening, Is the lining clean and without wrinkles? Run your hand around the collar, feel for any lump, bumps or glue. For leather shoes, be on the lookout for any lasting nails or staples. For sports shoes, make sure the footbed is straight, level, and fitting correctly. If the footbed is too small it may slide around, too big and the footbed may wrinkle or curl.

Next, inspect the tongue lining for wrinkles and lumps. Run your hand down inside to check the vamp and toe cap from inside. Feel around the toe along footbed for lasting wrinkles. Feel for any rough stitching inside.

Finally, make a quick check of the laces. You need to adjust the shoe laces if too long or too short, too long is much better than too short.

Common Shoe Quality Problems

Quality Problems from [How Shoes are Made"

When you run shoe quality inspections there are common things you should be looking for: Is the shoe clean? (White shoes can be hard to make inside a dirty factory.) Color matching of shoe parts,( 55746321, 55746203,suede and natural leathers can be tricky.) Material quality? Is the suede hairy? Rough trimming or rough cutting. Upper wrinkles? Check around the collar foam.

A Final Word on Shoe Quality

When inspecting, it`s critical to decide if the problems you see are a [one-off" mistake or a systematic problem that will affect every shoe? It`s very important to understand that Inside the factory the same worker competes one operation. If the vamp stitcher is having a bad day you may see lots of crooked stitching on a vamp.

Finally, when you check shoe quality inspections [inbound" inside your warehouse, you already own the problem. Ask yourself, how did this shoe get this far? Who missed these problems inside the factory before the shoes shipped? Heads should be rolling! Your factory has a QC system flaw. Can you [fix" your factory? Maybe you need to find a new one?

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