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Answering Your Questions on Fabric Quality, US Tariffs, & Volatile Material Prices.

May 6, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Answering Your Questions on Fabric Quality Requirements, US Tariffs on China-made Goods, & Volatile Material Prices.

In this episode... Renaud answers 3 great questions that came in from our listeners, assisted by Adrian from the Sofeast team. He'll cover how to communicate fabric quality to suppliers, tactics for coping with US tariffs on China-made goods, and strategies to cope with volatile material and shipping costs today.   Just hit the play button to start listening..! Listen to the episode right here 👇👇👇 🎧 Clarifying fabric quality requirements + Coping with US Tariffs on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: fabric quality, raw material cost rises, tariffs imported products China

Renaud Answers YOUR Manufacturing Questions [Podcast]

April 1, 2022 by Adrian Leighton

Celebrating 100 Episodes By Answering YOUR Questions [Podcast]

In this episode… To celebrate our 100th episode over on Sofeast's podcast Renaud called on listeners for their manufacturing-related questions and answered as many as possible!  They're questions that are relevant to so many importers, so, hopefully, the answers will help you get better results from your suppliers, too.   Just hit the play button to start listening..! Listen to the episode right here 👇👇👇 🎧 100th episode special: YOUR manufacturing questions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: AQL, manufacturing agreement, product inspections, QC, raw material cost rises, supply chain risks

QualityInspection.org’s Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2021

December 31, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

QualityInspection.org’s Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2021

The rollercoaster has continued in 2021! After a difficult 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic first hit, it's perhaps understandable that many of us might have hoped that things would settle down in 2021, however, since last year's roundup in the top posts and videos of 2020 it's been more of the same. Supply chains have buckled, commodity and sea freight prices have gone through the roof, covid continues to rage (what variant are we even on now!?), and importers have numerous reasons to feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: laboratory testing, plastic injection molding, product design, raw material cost rises, supply chain risks, switching to a new manufacturer

Rising Raw Material Prices: What Strategy To Follow? (6 Approaches)

May 3, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Rising Raw Material Prices: What Strategy To Follow?

In March (2021), we noted that the raw material prices of some commodities (silicone, some papers & cartons, some batteries...) went up a lot. And some analysts predict a multi-year increase in raw material prices. Bloomberg came up with an interesting article on this topic -- When Does a Commodities Boom Turn Into a Supercycle?: A surge in commodity prices has Wall Street banks gearing up for the arrival of what may be a new supercycle -- an extended period during which demand drives … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Tagged With: cost reduction, lowering costs, raw material cost rises, raw materials, rising costs in china


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