QualityInspection.org

Quality Assurance, Product Development, and Purchasing Strategies in China

  • Home
  • Articles
    • How To Manufacture A Product In China (without losing your shirt)? [Importer’s Guide]
  • Best Of
  • About Us
  • Contact us
X

Don't miss a post

It's easy to subscribe to our newsletter where you'll receive weekly updates for professional importers and manufacturers on better understanding, controlling, and improving manufacturing & supply chain in China, India, Vietnam, and beyond.

Developing the Product – (Developing a New Product Series Part 5)

March 20, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

This is the fifth in the series of articles helping you through the New Product Development process. Now we're moving on to phase 5: In this post, we'll briefly go over the objectives of this phase. During the product … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

Different Prototyping Methods In China Importers Should Know About

March 18, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

When it comes to developing and manufacturing hard goods in China and beyond (be it a plastic case for an electrical product, a new type of metal jewel, a new mechanical part...), making prototypes is an important part of the new product … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product development, prototypes, prototyping

Three Different Types of Prototyping for China Manufacturing

March 16, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

When it comes to mechanical and/or electrical products, importers often wonder what level of perfection they should aim for when it comes to pre-production prototypes. Chinese manufacturers can move very quickly for a few weeks, and then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development

Testing the Concept (New Product Development) – (Developing a New Product Series Part 4)

March 6, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

Concept Testing Phase

This is the 4th in the series of 19 articles helping you through the New Product Development process. We will be moving on to the third phase now: Phase Objectives Concept testing is carried out after the idea screening. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

The Stage ‘Gate’ Review Meeting in the NPD Process – (Developing a New Product Series Part 3)

March 4, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

In the previous article, we mentioned that there should be a Stage Gate Review meeting between each of the development phases. Here in part 3 of the series, we will look at the guidelines for these Stage Gate Reviews. (Don't forget that you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development Tagged With: stage gate review meeting

Screening Ideas for New Product Launch – (Developing a New Product Series Part 2)

March 2, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

Idea Screening

This is the second in the series of articles helping you through the New Product Development process. Phase 1 (idea generation) was described here. (Don't forget that you can see the whole series on developing a new product here). Here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

Developing your own Product and Getting it to Market – (Developing a New Product Series Part 1)

February 25, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

One popular method to follow when developing your new product is to apply a phased step process as developed by Robert G Cooper. The different phases are shown in the diagram below. We are kicking off a series of articles that will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developing a new product series, New Product Development

Why you Need a Backup Factory for your China Production

June 26, 2014 by Renaud Anjoran

In this article, I want to give advice to importers of custom products (i.e. not "off the shelf") who just spent many months getting a new product development right and that are ready to launch manufacturing in China. Chances are, they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development, Sourcing New Suppliers

Auditing the PCBA Process of an EMS Factory in China

April 2, 2014 by Renaud Anjoran

If you have purchased electronics products from China, you may well have been in contact with an Electronic Manufacturing Services (or commonly known as EMS) company. These suppliers provide design, test, manufacture, as well as return … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development, Quality Control Tips

Successfully Launching Production In China: 12 Steps For Buyers

May 20, 2011 by Renaud Anjoran

Successfully Launching Production In China 12 Steps For Buyers

Every year, thousands of inexperienced buyers are coming to China to find a supplier and launch production. However, getting a perfect pre-production sample is not enough. Do you know who is going to make your products, and in which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, chinese suppliers, new product launch

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14


Weekly updates for professional importers on better understanding, controlling, and improving manufacturing & supply chain in China.

This is the official blog of Sofeast.com.

This blog is written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005.

Hit the button below to get in touch:

Contact Us!

Subscribe to our email newsletter

Connect with us

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
sofeast
sofeast

Latest Articles

  • Manufacturing Organizational Charts: 7 Key Learnings
  • Reliability Data: How To Collect It, Make Better Products, And Cut Costs
  • Getting A ‘Not-So-Great’ China Manufacturer To Improve Quality
  • Why You Need Mature Product Designs BEFORE You Find A Chinese Manufacturer
  • How Importers From Asia Can Build Better Systems & Processes

Categories

  • Quality Control Tips
  • Sourcing New Suppliers
  • Supplier Management
  • New Product Development
  • Process Improvement
  • Ethical Sourcing

Archives

© 2023 QualityInspection.org