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Is Your New Product Design Ready for Manufacturing in China? [5 Questions]

November 21, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Is Your New Product Design Ready for Manufacturing in China?

There is a misconception in many people's minds. They think there are many manufacturers in China & Vietnam capable of, and willing to, do a lot of the development work for a new product they think is promising. That is true if you have millions of Facebook followers, you run a popular TV program, or Apple's CEO declares they will distribute your product in his stores. In most cases, it is much harder, though.   5 product design questions you need to answer to be seen as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: mature product designs, new product development, npd, product design, product development

Free Samples from Potential Chinese Suppliers: A Positive Sign?

August 11, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Free Samples from Potential Chinese Suppliers: A Positive Sign?

If you find 30 potential suppliers that all seem capable of making the product you want, how to pick the best one? With B2B platforms like Alibaba and Global Sources, many buyers ask themselves that question. And an easy answer is "I will ask for free samples and see who says yes and makes good-looking samples". … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: free samples, NRE costs, pre-production samples, product development, Sampling, sampling fee, sourcing components, sourcing suppliers

Bringing an IoT Product from Concept to Market: Case Study

May 6, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

ahera osia band and smartphone app

We've been fortunate to help Ahera develop their OSIA IoT smart band from concept to prototype and to get them prepared to take the next steps (tooling, certification, preparation, production). It is actually a great case study for entrepreneurs planning to develop their own product and manufacture it in China, so I thought it would make for an interesting article. Ahera is in the middle of an Indiegogo campaign these days. I went to interview their founder, Rudy Bottin, about what it took to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Develop a New Electronic Product in China, New Product Development Tagged With: crowdfunding, fitness, hardware startups, indiegogo, IoT, new product launch, new product manufacturing, product development, prototyping, wearables

5 Marketing & Sales Mistakes Hardware Startups Tend To Make

January 20, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

5 Marketing & Sales Mistakes Hardware Startups Tend To Make

John Teel from Predictable Designs (a great resource for hardware startups, with a focus on electronic design & engineering) just launched his podcast, and I thought the third episode was quite interesting. The interviewee was Dave Millman of BizDev Global, a company that helps B2B tech startups find their first customers. Here is a summary of what he shared. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: crowdfunding, hardware startups, marketing mistakes, product development, sales mistakes, software startups

Flexible Manufacturing in China: How To Set It Up

December 9, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Flexible Manufacturing in China: How To Set It Up

It is easier than ever for foreign buyers to have a manufacturer handle high-mix, low-volume orders, with short lead times. In other words, flexible manufacturing. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Process Improvement Tagged With: chinese suppliers, flexible lines, flexible manufacturing, inventory, moqs, process engineering, product development

Low Budget New Product Development For Importers From Asia [Q&A]

September 30, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Low Budget New Product Development For Importers From Asia [Q&A]

I recently spoke with Liz Long of Learn To Make A Product, who I've worked with in the past, about low budget new product development for importers who are getting their products manufactured in Asia. New product development can be tough for importers, especially entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses who are doing it for the first time, so what advice does Liz have to offer? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: new product development, new product development on a budget, product development, product development tips

Don’t Send Immature Product Designs To A Chinese Manufacturer!

September 12, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Don't Send Immature Designs To Your Chinese Manufacturers!

As part of our design support service, we have been talking to many inventors who are planning to have manufacturing made in China. What many don't understand is, there are several steps that just can't be skipped, especially in product design and development phases... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: China manufacturing, odm, product design, product development

28 Common Problems Chinese Suppliers Cause Importers

August 19, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

28 Common Problems Chinese Suppliers Cause Importers

I was thinking of the most common problems Chinese suppliers cause for importers, especially those developing their own products. And I noticed something interesting. Most of them all linked to the way information is managed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: chinese suppliers, common problems with Chinese suppliers, communication, IP security, lack of visibility, product development, supplier management

How Long Does Custom Product Development In China Take?

January 3, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

Let's say you have been developing a new product. The plan, of course, is to bring it to market as soon as possible. Your company's strategy is to ‘produce it in China’. How long will such a custom product development in China actually take? Probably longer than you'd guess, as we are going to see. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Product Development Tagged With: custom product development, new product development, product development, product development tips


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