In this episode… Covid-19 has continued to dominate the headlines in 2021 and its impact on the manufacturing sector and importers with long supply chains continues to be felt with the numerous challenges this year including the disease … [Read more...]
QualityInspection.org’s Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2021
The rollercoaster has continued in 2021! After a difficult 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic first hit, it's perhaps understandable that many of us might have hoped that things would settle down in 2021, however, since last year's roundup … [Read more...]
Chennai, India: A Growing Manufacturing Hub for Electronics
Last month, in Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, or India (Pros & Cons), I compared 4 manufacturing hubs in Asia that seem well-positioned to receive additional activity, as many American companies try and "decouple" … [Read more...]
Misguided Legal Advice Given to Startups in China: 8 Examples
We talk to hardware startup founders (on the way to bringing a new product into production) every week, and many of them have talked to a lawyer -- which is a good thing. Unfortunately, the legal advice given to startups is not always … [Read more...]
3 Elements Required To Manufacture Great Products [podcast]
In this episode… Your host Renaud Anjoran is joined once again by Andrew Amirnovin, Sofeast's head of New Product Development, to discuss the 3 elements a factory (yours or your supplier's) needs in order to provide good manufacturing … [Read more...]
7 Reasons Why Ignoring Factory Audits Will Hurt Your Business
If you start working with a new supplier that you haven't visited or audited on-site, do you feel safe about your decision? I have talked to many people in that situation, and they usually haven't fully realized what they might be … [Read more...]
6 E-Commerce Trends Affecting Amazon Vendors In Particular [Podcast]
In this episode… Marshall Taplits, the founder of East Coast 3PL Ship It Done, joins us again on the podcast, this time to share his e-commerce expertise and catch us up on 6 major trends affecting online retailers in late 2021. This is … [Read more...]
Can QC Inspectors Also Audit Manufacturing Processes?
Let's say you send a QC inspector to one of your supplier's factories. His objective is clear: report on the status of production, on the conformity and safety of the products made for you, and on the number of defects he finds. However, … [Read more...]
Sourcing from China (Part 3): Project management & checking quality early in production. [Podcast]
In this episode… We continue to explore what importers who're new to outsourcing manufacturing to suppliers in China need to be able to handle themselves when sourcing, developing products, and manufacturing there. In part 2 of the … [Read more...]
Technology Readiness Levels: A Better Product Development Framework?
Does the Technology Readiness Levels framework (TRL) developed by NASA make sense for your product development situation? Let's compare it to other development frameworks, including medical devices and consumer electronics, to see how … [Read more...]
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