I found the Air Crash Investigations program on National Geographic and I admit I spent hours watching it over the past weekend. It is riveting! Here is the way they present it: Featuring captivating reenactments and state-of-the-art … [Read more...]
Failure Analysis: An Activity You Hope You Won’t Do!
A product failure analysis is an activity manufacturers hope they'll NEVER need to do. If something has gone wrong enough to warrant doing one, you're probably experiencing product quality or safety issues that are so severe that … [Read more...]
What Are the Most Highly Regulated Industries?
There is a clear trend that people working in supply chain management have to get used to: pretty much all products are getting more regulated over time. Even apparel is going to be hit hard by the upcoming EU Ecodesign for Sustainable … [Read more...]
Why DVT & PVT Mistakes Could Cause A Product Recall!
Electronics giant Philips has been in the news due to a billion-dollar recall of medical devices (ventilators and sleep apnea machines) that have, unfortunately, resulted in deaths and injuries. What could have caused such serious … [Read more...]
Manufacturing Organizational Chart: Top 7 Common Mistakes To Avoid
One of the first things we look at, during factory audits, is the supplier’s manufacturing organizational chart. And it often points to serious operational dysfunctions. Here are the top 7 common mistakes that you don’t want to see your … [Read more...]
How to optimize inspections & drive suppliers to improve quality to reduce costs & risks?
If you're placing large enough orders with your overseas manufacturers there are ways in which you can optimize the product QC inspections you're conducting in order to get better quality results for the same costs or to reduce overall … [Read more...]
What Is a Certificate of Conformity (COC) and How To Get One?
Some clients have asked us "what is a certificate of conformity" over the years, and we wrote this article to answer that question. We'll explain what a CoC is, what it's used for, and what it includes. … [Read more...]
What is the product return rate and how to reduce it? [Podcast]
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In this episode… The Sofeast Group's head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin explores what the product return rate is and provides advice you can take to reduce yours before you even start mass producing your product. If you do … [Read more...]
CM + PCBA Factory vs. EMS Supplier in Shenzhen, China
Companies that are developing a new electronic product for manufacturing in China tend to think of the way they should structure their supply chain. And they have an important decision to make. Do they choose a Contract Manufacturer buying … [Read more...]
Sourcing from Taobao for mass production? Stop it! [Podcast]
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In this episode… Renaud and Adrian from the team talk Taobao! Taobao is a huge Chinese online marketplace where it's possible to get almost anything at a decent price. The problem is, some importers have been purchasing components from … [Read more...]
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