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Sourcing Manufacturers: What Type To Choose For Your Production In China/Vietnam?

June 19, 2020

Sourcing Manufacturers: What Type To Choose For Your Production In China/Vietnam?

  I realized that most buyers are unfamiliar with their options when it comes to sourcing manufacturers. I want to clarify what their options are. (This is especially applicable if you import electrical and/or mechanical products from China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Taiwan). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: contract manufacturers, odm, OEM, sourcing manufacturers, sourcing suppliers

List of Contract Manufacturers in China – Top 14 Factories

March 12, 2020

List of Contract Manufacturers in China

These days it’s easy to find article after article stating that manufacturing in China is on the way out. And that's true, at least partly. Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, and Portugal have many good potential suppliers, including some contract manufacturers. However, China is still the best place to produce relatively complex products, especially when time-to-market is critical and when assembly requires a lot of labor. Consumer electronics is a case in point. As Dr. Zhang, research director of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: chinese manufacturers, chinese suppliers, contract manufacturers, contract manufacturing, Sourcing, sourcing from china

Why Design Defects Are Behind Many Quality/Safety Issues

July 15, 2019

Why Design Defects Are Behind Many Quality/Safety Issues

There is a tendency for inexperienced importers to blame their suppliers for all quality and safety issues that come up. However, in the situation where the buyer works with an OEM or a contract manufacturer, they share some (and usually all) of the responsibility when something goes wrong. It may well be that manufacturing or design defects are the cause. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: contract manufacturer, contract manufacturers, design defects, HALT, HASS, manufacturing defects, OEM, process control

Making Components’ Shipment and Presentation Easier (Before Assembly)

January 30, 2019

Making Components' Shipment and Presentation Easier (Before Assembly)

This article was written by Kevin Howard, a packaging engineer and owner of Packnomics. A few days ago, we wrote about Design for Distribution. In this article, let's focus on the design of the components of a product, and the impact it has on shipment from the component suppliers to the assembler. Design for Distribution should also apply to components that are inbound to the Contract Manufacturer sites.  I have worked on many components, where I show the product engineer how to add … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: contract manufacturers, DFD

OEM, ODM, Contract Manufacturers: Choose your China Supplier Wisely

May 2, 2018

OEM, ODM, Contract Manufacturers: Choose your China Supplier Wisely

By Fabien Gaussorgues Do you prefer to work with an OEM or an ODM? What are their pros and cons? And what is a CM? This is particularly important if, as the importer, you want to develop a product that is different from what is already on the market. The advice in this article is especially suitable for mechanical and/or electrical products. First of all, what do those acronyms mean? Here are simple definitions: Original Design Manufacturer: the supplier provides the design and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: contract manufacturers, odm, OEM, sourcing suppliers


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