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How Importers From Asia Can Build Better Systems & Processes

September 8, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

How Importers From Asia Can Build Better Systems & Processes

E-commerce expert and host of the popular 'The Seller Process' podcast, Gianmarco Meli, shares his advice for SMEs who import products from Asia about building better systems and processes for your company if you're selling online via … [Read more...]

Filed Under: E-Commerce Tagged With: e-commerce sellers, improving systems, process improvement, sourcing tips

How The Taguchi Method Leads To Consistently-Manufactured Products

August 18, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

How The Taguchi Method Leads To Consistently-Manufactured Products

The Taguchi method is a tool used in engineering and manufacturing to improve product and process quality and reduce defects at an early stage. It is a statistical analysis approach used early in the product development process that reduces … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Statistical Analysis Tagged With: new product development, process improvement, quality improvement, robust design, taguchi method

“Checklist Manifesto” | Improving New Product Introduction & Routine Manufacturing

June 28, 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

"Checklist Manifesto" | Improving New Product Introduction & Routine Manufacturing

I recently read The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande, a surgeon with a strong interest in process improvement. It's a great book about the value of multi-disciplinary reviews at certain stages of a project and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: checklists, new product introduction, process improvement

Assembly Fixtures: A Valuable Productivity and Quality Tool

March 3, 2023 by Renaud Anjoran

Assembly Fixtures: A Valuable Productivity and Quality Tool

  Assembly fixtures are very important tools used in the factory to provide better quality, faster, and cheaper production. Almost every importer will like the sound of those benefits! Checking fixtures are similar, but they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In The Factory Tagged With: fixtures, process engineering, process improvement, Quality

Process FMEA: Template, Use Cases, and Examples

September 5, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

Process FMEA: Template, Use Cases, and Examples

The Process FMEA is so useful... and so poorly conducted a lot of the time. There is an art to it, just like there is an art to conducting a solid root cause analysis. It seems to be quite a difficult and unnatural exercise for most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: failure, FMEA, process FMEA, process improvement

What’s a Supplier Development Program, and Why Implement One? [Podcast]

April 16, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

What's a Supplier Development Program, and Why Implement One? [Podcast]

In this episode… Let's say you're now working with a new supplier who’s doing your manufacturing in China (or elsewhere in Asia). No doubt some things will be great, and there may be issues that you wish could improve. Rather than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: process improvement, quality improvement, supplier development, supplier development program

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

An Introduction to Root Cause Analysis (Not Just for Manufacturing)

October 16, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

An Introduction to Root Cause Analysis (Not Just for Manufacturing)

One of the most frustrating aspects of working with Chinese suppliers is that, for the most part, they don't want to (or cannot) conduct a root cause analysis. Let's say you found a serious issue in one of your productions and you don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: 8D, fixing problems, process improvement, root cause analysis

Defining and Enforcing Manufacturing Processes for Better Control

October 5, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Defining and Enforcing Manufacturing Processes for Better Control

As David Collins from CMC often says, there are 5 key success factors that determine a factory’s performance: Production Planning, Incoming Material, Workforce Training, Process Control and Equipment Maintenance. In this article, I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Factory Audits Tagged With: manufacturing process controls, process audits, process control, process improvement

8D Report Guide: Example, How to Fill Out, and Mistakes to Avoid

April 1, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

How To Fill Out an 8D Report and Fix a Problem in a Factory

You’ve probably been here before: A product fails. A customer complains. A defect shows up in the middle of a production run. Everyone’s asking the same questions—what happened, why did it happen, and how do we make sure it never happens … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: 8D, 8D reports, process control, process improvement, product improvement

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