Prepared for Launch: How Stratosphere Quality Ensures Success from Day One
Launching a new product is one of the most exciting, but also one of the most demanding moments in a manufacturer’s lifecycle. It comes with high stakes, tight deadlines, and zero room for error. Stratosphere Quality understands the pressure suppliers face and provides the experienced personnel, proven processes, and flexible product launch quality support needed to ensure a successful start. Delays, defects, or disruptions can derail more than just a timeline; they can damage supplier relationships, strain internal teams, and erode customer trust.
From day one, Stratosphere Quality teams integrate into your operation to help stabilize production, maintain quality, and prevent costly disruptions. Our product launch quality support focuses on early issue detection, responsive solutions, and scalable resources. Early detection is critical to avoiding costly mistakes, as high defect rates significantly drive up production costs (Harvard Business Review). This gives you the confidence and control needed to meet customer expectations and launch with success.
Taking the Pressure Off Your Team
From day one, our teams are integrated into your operation to help stabilize production, maintain quality, and prevent costly disruptions. With a focus on early issue detection, responsive solutions, and scalable support, we deliver the confidence and control you need to meet customer expectations and launch with success.
Our experienced teams provide critical services such as:
- Inventory Management & Supplier RMA Tracking
Streamlined coordination of inventory flow and return materials, reducing delays and ensuring part accountability during launch. - Part Quarantine List Management
Real-time control and visibility over suspect or non-conforming material to protect production and quality. - Warehousing & Onsite Space Solutions
Flexible warehousing and staging options to support launch activity, rework, and just-in-time delivery needs. - Robust Receiving Inspection (RI)
Comprehensive incoming quality checks ensure only approved components enter your production stream. Our processes align with globally recognized standards like ISO 9001 to help maintain consistency and customer confidence during launch. - Quality Gate Implementation
Strategic quality checkpoints to detect and prevent defects before they reach final assembly or your customer. - Targeted Containment Activities
Rapid response teams and proven containment methods to isolate and resolve issues without impacting launch timelines. - Production Ramp-Up Support
Scalable labor and quality resources to align with your ramp schedule and keep your launch on track.
A Process That Works
Every launch has moving parts. Our process is designed to keep those parts flowing literally and figuratively.
Here’s how we keep your operation moving:
- Track and separate defective units in real time, keeping your sequencer manager in the loop.
- Flag high fallout rates immediately so you can pivot fast.
- Support continuous production by sorting during lunch breaks and shift changes.
- Offer flexibility to move sorting off-site to avoid plant disruptions.
- Keep your PQ Engineers informed and your team ahead of quality issues.
Proven Performance in the Field
We don’t just promise results, we deliver them. Recently, our teams have supported complex launches across the country:
- In Ohio, we scaled from 200 to 681 inspectors in just over a month to meet surge demand.
- In Illinois, we launched a remote operation in 30 days with over 200 inspectors.
- In Michigan, we staffed 30+ inspectors daily across five projects, touching 8 part numbers and 10 criteria each, across three shifts, ensuring every production line kept moving.
Your Partner in Launch Success
Whether you’re preparing for a pilot build or ramping up to full production, Stratosphere Quality is the trusted partner to help you launch with precision and peace of mind. Let us support your success, on time, on site, and on target.
Let us help you launch with confidence.
Contact our team today to learn how we can support your next product launch
