I recently read The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande, a surgeon with a strong interest in process improvement. It’s a great book about the value of multi-disciplinary reviews at certain stages of a project...
Two recent FT articles look at how Apple set up a successful supply chain in China that helped them dominate rivals, how they handle their NPI process in a very hands-on way that provides great results, and how their...
Some risks and frustrations never go away… One of them is Chinese suppliers circumventing their customers, or selling to their customer’s competitors, all the while using the product knowledge they gained… from their customers. Over the weekend, I stumbled...
As 2019 draws to a close it’s a great time to sit down and look at some of our most popular blog articles and resources from the last year. We also hope that you’ll stumble across some great topics...
Here are some good articles that I found over the past few months. ‘Made in China’: the smart revolution blueprint set to bring Beijing into the digital age After Germany’s “Industry 4.0” strategy, China unveiled an equivalent document entitled...
As usual, I kept a list of interesting articles to share with my readers. Here is the list for April and May. Urgent Delivery Time Checklist Jacob Yount wrote a list of questions that will guide an importer desiring...
Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. NOTE: A FEW DAYS AGO I HIT THE “PUBLISH” BUTTON INSTEAD OF THE “SAVE” BUTTON SO THIS MESSAGE WAS POSTED TWICE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. Question your Quotes from...
Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. Quality Management Systems in China Explained Fredrik Grönkvist asked me the following questions about certifications to the ISO 9001 standard (and to other QMS standards): What is a...
Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. The New Chinese Factory This is NOT an article about the average Chinese manufacturer. It describes what one of the most sophisticated manufacturers does, and it should give...
When we redesigned this website a few months ago, we wanted it to be very simple. We even removed the “resource” pages. But the problem with a blog is, the best articles get buried in the mass. So we...
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