Have you ever been in front of a Chinese manager who has misconceived notions, yet won't change his mind? It happens to us all the time. Here are a few examples of concepts that are foreign to 99%+ of Chinese factories: Buying … [Read more...]
Are there Many Fake ISO 9001 Certifications in China?
I saw several people mentioning fake certificates recently in the context of Chinese manufacturing. While I know there are many fake product certificates, I don't think there are many fake ISO 9001 certifications, or those for ISO 14001, or … [Read more...]
How to Fire Bad Managers in a Chinese Factory
In our consulting work, clients often ask us about the most frequent reason why improvement projects fail. The response is always the same: "A few managers will resist any form of change and will block any improvement initiative. If the … [Read more...]
Are ISO 9001 Certified Suppliers the Best in China?
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...]
Advantages and Drawbacks of the ISO/TS 16949 Standard
One of our regular readers, Brad Pritts, sent me a note about yesterday's article. I thought it was a great follow up. Here it is. -- I've been working with ISO TS 16949 since its inception, and with its predecessor, QS-9000. I'd have … [Read more...]
ISO/TS 16949: Great Improvements Over ISO 9001
Over the past few days, I have been learning a lot about the ISO/TS 16949 standard. We are working on the development of adequate auditing services to clients in the automotive industry. This "technical specification" (TS) goes much … [Read more...]
How Adidas Footwear Helped Suppliers Increase Labor Productivity
Last month, Mr. Guenther from Adidas Footwear's Manufacturing Excellence department gave a presentation on the topic of "Dealing effectively with increases in labor costs in a labor intensive industry". It was one of the best presentations … [Read more...]
How to Use Statistical Tools to Improve Production Processes
In Limits of Statistical Process Control in China, experienced consultant Brad Pritts described his observations over the years. Below is his advice to use statistical tools to improve production processes. ----- What I do when I work … [Read more...]
Limits of Statistical Process Control in China
I am always interested in tools that prove useful in improving a factory's operations. But I always wondered, how useful is Statistical Process Control (SPC)? The fact is, I have never seen a Chinese factory make good use of SPC tools. I … [Read more...]
Videos about Factory Improvement in China
A couple of weeks ago, I sat down with David Collins (consulting director of China Manufacturing Consultants, a company I am involved in) and we shot a few videos on topics related to factory improvement in the Chinese context. We have … [Read more...]
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