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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 abandoning a supplier with some problems, how to develop them to obtain better performance and results? A supplier development program is for you. Furthermore, what sort of results should we be aiming for if we embark upon such a supplier development program? … [Read more...]

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

How To Push Key Suppliers To Reduce Defects? [Podcast]

August 27, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

How To Push Key Suppliers To Reduce Defects? [Podcast]

In this episode… Renaud is joined by manufacturing industry experts Clive Greenwood and Max Phythian to discuss what it takes to drive your key suppliers to cut out defects. You'll hear their opinions on the Cost Of Quality, the value of building a solid partnership with a supplier rather than having a purely transactional relationship, what buyers need to do in order to support this initiative with their suppliers, a number of really interesting real-world examples from their decades of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: assessing suppliers, common problems with Chinese suppliers, managing suppliers, manufacturing defects, reducing defects, supplier development, supplier development program, supplier evaluation, supplier improvement, supplier KPIs

5 building blocks for developing good Chinese suppliers

May 13, 2013 by Renaud Anjoran

5 building blocks for developing good Chinese suppliers

Last week, I was happy to moderate a seminar organized in Shenzhen by the European Chamber. The three speakers, who were kind enough to come and expose the programs they use for developing good Chinese suppliers, represented very diverse organizations: A retailer (Kingfisher, with more than 1,000 stores, mostly in Europe); An industrial organization (Altra Industrial Motion); A high-tech company in the security field (Oberthur). After looking at my notes, I noticed that a supplier … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: chinese suppliers, developing suppliers, supplier development program


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