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How did Apple build a winning supply chain in China?

January 20, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

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 close relationship with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: apple, diversifying sources, sourcing from china, supply chain management

Renaud Answers YOUR Manufacturing Questions [Podcast]

April 1, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Celebrating 100 Episodes By Answering YOUR Questions [Podcast]

In this episode… To celebrate our 100th episode over on Sofeast's podcast Renaud called on listeners for their manufacturing-related questions and answered as many as possible!  They're questions that are relevant to so many importers, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: AQL, manufacturing agreement, product inspections, QC, raw material cost rises, supply chain risks

QualityInspection.org’s Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2021

December 31, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

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...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: laboratory testing, plastic injection molding, product design, raw material cost rises, supply chain risks, switching to a new manufacturer

QualityInspection.org’s Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2020

December 31, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

QualityInspection.org's Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2020

What a year 2020 has been. Little did we know when we published the top posts and videos of 2019 that we'd soon be headed into almost completely unprecedented times in living memory with the global coronavirus pandemic raging and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: advice, tips for importers, top blog posts, top videos

Don’t Let a Chinese Supplier Circumvent You: 5 Tips

May 12, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Don't Let a Chinese Supplier Circumvent You: 5 Tips

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles, Legal System Tagged With: chinese suppliers, legal risks, manufacturing risk, minimizing risks, risk reduction, supplier management

Winners! Our Top Manufacturing Articles & Videos Of 2019

December 31, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Winners! Our Top Manufacturing Articles & Resources Of 2019

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 that you'd otherwise have missed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: advice, manufacturing articles, sourcing tips, Tips, tips for importers

Chinese Robot Manufacturing Industry: Don’t Expect Too Much

August 31, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [Read more...]

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Preventing Unnecessary Delays in your China Supply Chain

June 10, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

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 to avoid … [Read more...]

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How to Understand Quotations from Chinese Suppliers

March 23, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [Read more...]

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Are ISO 9001 Certified Suppliers the Best in China?

December 29, 2014 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles, ISO 9001, Process Improvement Tagged With: chinese suppliers, ISO 9001

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