As I have noted multiple times in the past, supply chain transparency, or at least the growing requirement for transparency, is a megatrend. More and more, buyers will need to know who makes the critical components, where those factories … [Read more...]
What Does An Industrial Designer Do? [Podcast]
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In this episode… British product designer Andy Bartlett guests on the podcast to explore industrial design in detail. An industrial designer is one of the important players in realizing your product concept and developing it so it is … [Read more...]
Fabrication and Assembly Under the Same Roof: Benefits & Limitations
Every week, several importing companies that are looking for a supplier reach out to us for help. In the past month, 3 or 4 of them were looking for a manufacturer for their new electronic product, and they had a specific request. They were … [Read more...]
Which Chinese Manufacturing Business Model Is Best For You? [Podcast]
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In this episode… Sofeast's CEO Renaud recently wrote this guest post on Harris Bricken's China Law Blog about which Chinese manufacturing business model importers will come across when sourcing a Chinese manufacturing partner. Today he … [Read more...]
What Supplier Development Process Makes Sense For Your Company?
If you purchase large amounts of products from supplier companies, you can have an influence on those companies. If you can get them to improve their performance using a supplier development process, for example, improve their quality or … [Read more...]
Why Skipping NPI Phases Is A Big Mistake [Podcast]
In this episode… The New Product Introduction process is absolutely central to what we do and provides a solid framework for bringing a product to market 'the right way' from concept to mass production. However, SMEs and … [Read more...]
What to avoid when creating your NNN agreement [Podcast]
In this episode… NNN agreements are important legal tools importers should use to protect their IP. Renaud chats with Adrian about what they are and some of the common errors made with them that could leave you with an unenforceable … [Read more...]
How to Check Material Quality To Ensure Product Safety
We recently published a guest article written by Brad Pritts, one of the most experienced quality professionals I know, on the Sofeast Blog -- that article is Can I trust Chinese steel products? It is a great case study. Unfortunately, I … [Read more...]
Final Inspections: Crucial For Checking Product Quality Before Shipment [Podcast]
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In this episode… Renaud dives deep into the reasons why importers from China should be performing final inspections before their products are shipped. Final inspections done at random represent a unique chance to check the quantity, … [Read more...]
Use a Corrective Action Plan after a Failed Inspection
So, the inspector sent you their report, and you see quality issue(s) that you cannot accept in some of your products. It's classified as a failed inspection, and you tell the supplier about the issues. This is where a corrective action … [Read more...]
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