GPQ & RQS


 What is RQS System and Responsibility of RQS Team


Full form of the RQS is - Requirement for Quality System. This term is associated with  H&M quality requirement for suppliers.


my production manager of risingtex fashion ltd




The RQS is accountable to:


  1. Develop and secure H&M Group Suppliers on RQS – Requirement for Quality System
  2. Develop an internal Quality Control team in RQS
  3. Communicate, support and cooperate with internal teams and globally in all RQS areas







1. Develop and secure H&M Group Suppliers on RQS – Requirements for Quality System


  • Conduct audits using and following H&M’s RQS guideline & checklist
  • Prepare an agreed and clear report after auditing, and send and explain it to the Supplier and those concerned within the Production teams
  • Analyze the Country’s overall supplier development and area of improvement and initiate actions together with the Senior Quality Controller and Product Quality Manager
  • Encourage H&M Suppliers to be proactive in finding the reasons for problems & establish methods & routines to avoid them in the future
  • Give feedback to suppliers about general quality problems faced in order to prevent similar problems happening in the future
  • Support and Guide suppliers with practical advice about system development and implementation to secure production
  • Provide education on RQS. Keep Suppliers updated if there are changes and work in close cooperation with the Suppliers’ RQS responsible
  • Explain and create awareness about connections with the Management System and RQS
  • Create awareness about the customer satisfied quality concept
  • Work proactively with H&M Suppliers and factories to secure H&M’s quality standards



2. Develop an internal Quality Controller team in RQS


  • Train and Educate Quality Control team on RQS audits
  • Follow up RQS progress engaging the Quality Control team. Act and support them in their findings



3. Communicate, support and cooperate with internal teams in all RQS areas


  • Always be updated about the Management System audit findings to connect with RQS audit results
  • Be proactive, foresee and define the problem. Work with relevant colleagues to prevent stopped orders
GPQ stands for Guideline for Production and Quality Control as explained in H&M's Quality Manual.
But this term also known as Garment Process Quality. Garment manufacturers who manufacture garment for apparel buyer H&M needs to follow GPQ system. GPQ is used to ensure quality of the finished product meets buyer requirement.

There are various quality systems to ensure that supplier meets buyer specified garment product quality. Like AQL system for garment inspection for internal quality audit and shipment audit.

It has been noticed that, garment suppliers those make garments for H&M, and implemented the GPQ system successfully, don't need a third party inspection for shipment





GPQ Responsibilities in Apparel Industry
  1. Arrange PP meeting with buyer QC and do necessary task of PP meeting.
  2. Follow up buyer quality requirement in cutting, sewing, and finishing of garments.
  3. Follow up buyer sample requirement, ensure sample quality and deliver in right time to the buyer.
  4. Especially check all quality points in sewing and finishing of garments.
  5. Doing section wise quality inspection to keep garments defect in the control.
  6. Deliver any quality controlling message of buyer end to related section.
  7. Ensure end product quality before buyer final quality inspection.
  8. Arrange final inspection with all requirement of the buyer.
  9. Ensure everything of QC file and sample in bulk garments.
  10. Taking sample approval from buying house.
  11. Work with the buyer in QC at the time of final inspection.
  12. Contact with buyer QC about any quality issue.
  13. GPQ implement of his buyer quality manual in the factory quality management system.
  14. Work as a buyer QC representative in the garments factory.


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