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What Supplier Development Process Makes Sense For Your Company?

January 26, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

What Supplier Development Process Makes Sense For Your Company?

If you purchase large amounts of products from supplier companies, you can have an influence on those companies. If you can get them to improve their performance using a supplier development process, for example, improve their quality or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: improving cost, improving quality, supplier improvement, supply chain improvement

A Few Tips To Avoid Quality Fade in China

August 16, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

A Few Tips To Avoid Quality Fade in China

When Paul Midler wrote ‘Quality Fade’: China’s Great Business Challenge in 2007, I remember it struck a nerve and that article was widely quoted. And, nearly 14 years later, the term 'quality fade' is rather well known among … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: china suppliers, improving quality, product quality, quality fade, quality improvement, sourcing from china, supplier management

How To Improve Supplier Performance? [Podcast]

June 25, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

How To Improve Supplier Performance? [Podcast]

In this episode... Renaud talks you through a common query that we get on a regular basis when customers ask us: "How do I get my suppliers to improve?" A recent survey of importers found that 70% said that their biggest challenge was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: improving quality, podcast, process improvement, supplier improvement, supply chain improvement, tips for importers

Two Preventive Maintenance Examples: Go for More Structure

November 14, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Preventive Maintenance Example: a Structured & Visual Approach

As I wrote before, preventive maintenance helps cut costs and improves quality. That's an extremely important element of good manufacturing and it doesn't get much coverage. Simply put, it extends the lifetime of the equipment, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: improving cost, improving quality, preventive maintenance, process control plan, process improvement tools, supplier improvement

What Is The Minimum Viable Quality Management System For A New Manufacturer? [8 Steps]

July 29, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

What Is a Minimum Viable Quality System for a New Manufacturer?

I have often looked for best practices by looking at the automotive industry's practices when considering what the minimum viable quality management system for a new manufacturer can be. For example: ISO/TS 16949: Great Improvements … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: enforcing a quality standard, improving quality, new manufacturers, QMS, quality assurance strategy, quality management system

Why Improving Quality Leads to Lower Manufacturing Costs

June 30, 2016 by Renaud Anjoran

I am tired of repeating certain things over and over when I am in Chinese factories. One of them is this: If you work on improving quality, you will cut your costs at the same time if you follow the right approach. This is nothing new. As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: external failures, improving quality, lowering costs, operator productivity, production equipment efficiency, quality inspections, testing

Is your China factory’s quality standard too low?

October 22, 2012 by Renaud Anjoran

Is your China factory’s quality standard too low?

Do you work with a factory in China, and wish their quality standard were a bit higher? You are not alone. Here are six pieces of advice you can follow in this case. 1. Say it, and write it, to your factory If you don't communicate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: China manufacturing, china suppliers, improving quality, quality planning, quality standard, quality standards


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