You work with a supplier based in China. You believe they can do a good job if you manage them appropriately. But you can see you are taking a risk in working with them (the maturity of their management systems, their recent performance, … [Read more...]
Why You Need Mature Product Designs BEFORE You Find A Chinese Manufacturer
Find out where you need to be with new product designs before you approach Chinese manufacturers. We go through why immature designs are so risky and the work involved in getting designs that can be 'industrialized,' as well as pointing out … [Read more...]
How Importers From Asia Can Build Better Systems & Processes
E-commerce expert and host of the popular 'The Seller Process' podcast, Gianmarco Meli, shares his advice for SMEs who import products from Asia about building better systems and processes for your company if you're selling online via … [Read more...]
What is a Feasibility Study (during new product development)?
We're exploring what a feasibility study for new products is, its benefits, and everything you need to know in order to implement yours. This will really help you to identify potential issues long before you manufacture your product, saving … [Read more...]
When Is a New Product ‘Put on the Market’ (and It Must Be Compliant)?
When a new product is designed and developed, ensuring that it suits the market's needs is a very high on the list of priorities. In this article, I will focus on electronic products, but the same holds true for non-highly regulated product … [Read more...]
Why Component Level Testing Is So Important
Let's explore component-level testing, the process followed for selecting and testing good quality and reliable components for your product, and the various benefits you'll get by testing components during the product design and development … [Read more...]
What Does a Deflationary China Mean for Importers?
China has had to face a difficult situation recently: They have passed their demographic peak and their population is aging. A fall in exports and imports is now obvious. The Wall Street Journal just wrote "China’s 40-Year Boom Is … [Read more...]
How The Taguchi Method Leads To Consistently-Manufactured Products
The Taguchi method is a tool used in engineering and manufacturing to improve product and process quality and reduce defects at an early stage. It is a statistical analysis approach used early in the product development process that reduces … [Read more...]
Cheap Battery Risks And Why New Laws Mean Their Days Are Numbered
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...]
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