In this episode… The Sofeast Group's head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin explores what the product return rate is and provides advice you can take to reduce yours before you even start mass producing your product. If you do … [Read more...]
QMS Implementation Consultant vs. Certifying Body
I realized that many people are confused about the companies that typically get involved when a factory wants to get its quality management system (QMS) certified to ISO 9001 or ISO 13485. Let's break it down into the logical steps to … [Read more...]
Quality and Compliance of Imported Products
To run a successful business, you want to make and distribute products that are at the right quality standard and that comply with the regulations of the countries of sale. I guess nobody will argue with that. But what do "Quality and … [Read more...]
What Are The Long-Term Costs of Poor Quality & Reliability? [Podcast]
In this episode… Renaud is joined this week by two interesting guests who've been on the podcast before: Clive Greenwood a quality consultant at WWMG associates who is a Six Sigma Black Belt and has a special focus on medical devices and … [Read more...]
Reviewing The Top Stories Of 2021 For Importers From China [Podcast]
In this episode… Covid-19 has continued to dominate the headlines in 2021 and its impact on the manufacturing sector and importers with long supply chains continues to be felt with the numerous challenges this year including the disease … [Read more...]
7 Reasons Why Ignoring Factory Audits Will Hurt Your Business
If you start working with a new supplier that you haven't visited or audited on-site, do you feel safe about your decision? I have talked to many people in that situation, and they usually haven't fully realized what they might be … [Read more...]
The ‘Big 4’ Types of Chinese Factories for Quality Auditors
We have been auditing factories in China and some other Asian countries for more than 15 years. There is a checklist, a grading system, some nuances... and in the end what the client really wants to know is 'what kind of factory is … [Read more...]
Sourcing from China (Part 2): Negotiating terms, leverage over suppliers, and describing your needs. [Podcast]
In this episode... In episode 65 we discussed the different supplier options open to buyers who’re sourcing from China. One of the options is to do the sourcing yourself. Many importers want to pursue this, so we're creating a mini-series … [Read more...]
Your Cost of Poor Quality Is Higher Than You Think
When one studies the literature around the Cost of Quality, the traditional breakdown of the costs is presented as follows: Source: ASQ TR2:2018. ISO 10014 and ASQ TR 2, two standards that provide guidelines (in … [Read more...]
If The EU MDR Is Product Compliance’s Future – Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid! [Podcast]
In this episode... Renaud Anjoran is joined again by Clive Greenwood, an expert in product compliance for a new episode following on from the first episode they recorded about product compliance (which covered the main compliance … [Read more...]
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