Managing quality in China is tough when you outsource production to a manufacturer (your 'supplier'). There are a number of quality management challenges to be aware of that can trip up buyers and we're sharing 9 key ones here. Thanks to … [Read more...]
Exploring The Cost Of Quality When Manufacturing In China [Podcast]
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In this episode… Renaud Anjoran, Clive Greenwood, and Max Phythian who boast decades of experience in manufacturing around the world dive into the costs of quality, especially poor quality such as defective parts coming from … [Read more...]
Bad China Suppliers Quality: Still Tolerable in 2018?
When people ask me if the quality of China-made products has improved over the past 10 years, they expect me to say "oh yes, certainly". However, the reality is not that simple. I think an interesting approach is to divide the market … [Read more...]
Progress and Challenges of China’s Manufacturing Sector
Dirk Dusharme, editor in chief at Quality Digest, wrote a well researched and thoughtful article about the progress of China's manufacturing sector, the challenges it faces, and what importers should do about it. Part 1 ('China’s … [Read more...]
What Does Quality Mean to Chinese Manufacturers?
I often ask potential hires "what is quality?" and it seems even people who've been in the quality assurance industry for 10 years don't have a ready answer. It seems like I am not the only one. Here are the most common responses … [Read more...]
Maturity of Manufacturing Areas in China
I noticed that inexperienced importers tend to look at obvious signals (prices, response times, quality of English...) when communicating with potential suppliers. But they often overlook the location of the factory. The export … [Read more...]
Amazon Does not Tolerate Low Quality Chinese Products
Many small businesses plan to buy products in China and sell them on Amazon as a Third Party Seller. It can form the basis of a strong, profitable business. But there is very little tolerance for quality issues. We did a simple … [Read more...]
An Interesting Example of China Quality Scandal
The Changzhutan, a Chinese newpaper, just revealed one more food scandal. Most details have been translated by The Nanfang Insider into English. 1. The facts Most street vendors sell beef and lamb meat-on-a-stick at the same price. It's … [Read more...]
The five types of product TESTING laboratories in China
A few months ago, I wrote a list of testing labs that has proven helpful to many importers. Today I want to give a bit of perspective on the different categories of laboratories. Let's start with the ones you have probably heard of. 1. … [Read more...]
How 3D printing can alter product design for superior performance
A few weeks ago, in Will 3D printing replace China mass production?, I concluded that we would see no disruption of mass production in the coming 5 years -- in spite of all the examples the press might find. I just read a book called 3D … [Read more...]