China-based British compliance expert, Clive Greenwood, gives us the lowdown on why cheap batteries from China are risky and can be dangerous for consumers, and how compliance laws are changing so that using them in future will be almost … [Read more...]
Analyzing Reliability Problems in the News Recently: Titan Sub and Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbines
We explore two high-profile product reliability problems that have been in the news recently: the destruction of the Oceangate Titan submersible that catastrophically imploded near the wreck of the Titanic and the reliability failures of … [Read more...]
EU Product Chemical Compliance and Tips for Buyers
Renaud welcomes our friend Fredrik Grönkvist of Compliancegate.com to discuss EU product compliance, in particular, harmful substances of note, common regulations or directives you need to comply with, and what we can learn from recent data … [Read more...]
Can you be TOO trusting with your Chinese factory in the name of being partners?
Some Western buyers who outsource their manufacturing (and product development in some cases) to Chinese suppliers think that offering a partnership where each side strives to be as friendly as possible and accommodate each other perhaps … [Read more...]
Answers to your questions about new product development, supplier bankruptcy, sourcing from China, and controlling product quality & reliability.
Renaud answers four exciting questions from our podcast's listeners. We cover new product development, if and how to start purchasing and importing electronics, supplier bankruptcy, and tips for controlling product quality and … [Read more...]
Responsible & Sustainable Purchasing Practices: Your Future?
Let's explore responsible and sustainable purchasing and why buyers play an important role in their supply chain's ESG performance and risks and improvements can't all be laid at the feet of their suppliers. At times some buyers probably … [Read more...]
What’s changed in ’Post-Covid’ China? (June ’23)
Now it's possible to visit China following Covid, what has most obviously changed? What tips are there for business visitors? How's the economic landscape? Here are our observations. Prefer listening to reading? Listen to … [Read more...]
The 8-Step Customer Journey Manufacturers Need To Consider
When developing a new product you probably shouldn't only focus on the product's core offering, its functions, how it looks, does it work as users need it to, etc. Yes, this is really important, but it's usually insufficient for most … [Read more...]
Looming EU Sustainability Requirements Will Force You To Get Visibility Into Your Supply Chain
There are a number of EU sustainability requirements which are going to require importers to obtain a LOT more visibility over their supply chains. Not something to take lightly, as lacking transparency over who is in, what is made, and … [Read more...]
Environmentally Conscious Product Design Strategies
We share almost 40 strategies that can help you design products with a lower environmental impact from the IEC 62430:2019 standard for environmentally conscious product design. Greener manufacturing is increasing in popularity and being … [Read more...]
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