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What Does An Industrial Designer Do? [Podcast]

February 4, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

What Does An Industrial Designer Do? [Podcast]

In this episode… British product designer Andy Bartlett guests on the podcast to explore industrial design in detail. An industrial designer is one of the important players in realizing your product concept and developing it so it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Design Tagged With: industrial design, new product development, podcast, product design

Which Chinese Manufacturing Business Model Is Best For You? [Podcast]

January 28, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Which Manufacturing Model In China Is Best For You? [Podcast]

In this episode… Sofeast's CEO Renaud recently wrote this guest post on Harris Bricken's China Law Blog about which Chinese manufacturing business model importers will come across when sourcing a Chinese manufacturing partner. Today he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: assumptions about Chinese manufacturers, chinese business practices, chinese manufacturers, new product development, podcast, Sourcing

Why Skipping NPI Phases Is A Big Mistake [Podcast]

January 21, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

  In this episode… The New Product Introduction process is absolutely central to what we do and provides a solid framework for bringing a product to market 'the right way' from concept to mass production. However, SMEs and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: minimizing risks, NPI process, podcast

Reviewing The Top Stories Of 2021 For Importers From China [Podcast]

January 3, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

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...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: podcast

6 E-Commerce Trends Affecting Amazon Vendors In Particular [Podcast]

December 10, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

6 E-Commerce Trends Affecting Amazon Vendors In particular [Podcast]

In this episode… Marshall Taplits, the founder of East Coast 3PL Ship It Done, joins us again on the podcast, this time to share his e-commerce expertise and catch us up on 6 major trends affecting online retailers in late 2021. This is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: E-Commerce Tagged With: Amazon, e-commerce sellers, Fulfilment By Amazon, podcast

Sourcing from China (Part 3): Project management & checking quality early in production. [Podcast]

December 3, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Sourcing from China (Part 3): Project management & checking quality early in production. [Podcast]

In this episode… We continue to explore what importers who're new to outsourcing manufacturing to suppliers in China need to be able to handle themselves when sourcing, developing products, and manufacturing there. In part 2 of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: first article inspection, podcast, project management, qc inspections

Tips For Importers To Survive CNY 2022 [Podcast]

November 26, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Tips For Importers To Survive CNY 2022 [Podcast]

In this episode… Chinese New Year is a tricky time for importers. 2021 has seen the continuing pandemic, sea freight costs skyrocketing, and logistics systems crumbling. High material and component costs and chip shortages have added gas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Risk Management Tagged With: Chinese New Year, podcast

4 Situations When Your Product IP May Be Threatened [Podcast]

November 19, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

4 Situations When Your Product IP May Be Threatened [Podcast]

In this episode… "Who's looking at my product idea in order to copy it and sell it in competition with my original?" This is a question that keeps hardware startups and entrepreneurs awake at night, as they know their innovative product … [Read more...]

Filed Under: IP Protection Tagged With: intellectual property, legal risks, minimizing risks, podcast

Why Are American Logistics Struggling In Late 2021? [Podcast]

November 5, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Why Are American Logistics Struggling In Late 2021? [Podcast]

In this episode… There's been a lot of talk in the media about America's broken supply chain. Rising costs, shipping delays, lack of port capacity, internal haulage issues, and more have dogged importers throughout the pandemic and are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: podcast, shipping from china, usa

How the right to repair movement & laws may affect manufacturers in future [Podcast]

October 22, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

How the right to repair movement & laws may affect manufacturers in future [Podcast]

In this episode... Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran talks about the 'Right To Repair' movement that is gathering pace today. Consumers are calling for it and governments are starting to bring in legislation in order to steer the electronics … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: design for x, new product development, podcast, product design, right to repair

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

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