Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

Is the counterfeit industry in China almost a necessary evil, or at least semi-necessary? Learn about this topic and more in this week's Best in Manufacturing!

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This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how the fashion industry is taking on waste collection, the risks of combined product sampling for inspection & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Acceptable Quality Level (AQL), Globalization

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about keeping product costs low with cost management strategies, environmental compliance inspections in China & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT)

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about a simple way to assemble circuits with 'Lego-electronics', managing product ownership with factories and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories, 3D Printing

This week in Best in Manufacturing, learn why one author thinks 45 percent of sourcing agents are corrupt, what 'river chiefs' are for Chinese factories & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Sourcing, Globalization

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about how researchers are 3D printing furniture in vats of gel, how Asia could lose its manufacturing edge & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Furniture, 3D Printing

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn why many manufacturers think digital transformation is critical to success, about China's dominance of India's smartphone market & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Internet of Things (IoT)

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about supply chain risks that make even experienced importers nauseous, questions to ask before signing a manufacturing agreement & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Process Improvement

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how to ensure your IoT devices don’t get exploited, what 'poka yoke' is and how it can improve your factories & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT), Process Improvement

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how to address modern slavery in your supply chains, unique production challenges in China and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Social Compliance