Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

You may have heard some of the "buzz words" circulating around lean manufacturing. In fact, an entire industry of consultants have come out of the woodwork to help with your factory inefficiencies - often for a hefty fee. But what if we were to introduce to you, in simple terms, a trusted method that you can implement on your own?

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Do your suppliers routinely misinterpret your emails and verbal instructions? If so, you are definitely not alone. Just about every factory in China has staff that can communicate with clients in English. Yet innocent typos, outright fraud, and just plain cultural differences crop up all the time, often in subtle ways.

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For many years, importers and retailers have been using third-party inspection companies to verify the quality of their products made in Asia. But inspecting products when they’re finished, or partially finished, can only do so much. That’s why a new trend is emerging in third-party inspection. Quality control is becoming more and more concerned with verifying the manufacturing PROCESS, not just the product.

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Are you importing from overseas and on shaky ground with your supplier? This simple, yet little known, secret to success with your supplier is the subject of this brief article where we take you through what to include in your own terms sheet with your suppliers so that you can prevent future problems...

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In recent years, we have been hearing a number of customers talk about how the quality of products from their suppliers has deteriorated from earlier shipments.We're discussing the 3 factors affecting product quality in China that you NEED to know about to make an informed sourcing decision...

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Studies have shown that companies which pay special attention to these three critical areas are 60% more likely to have a successful product first-run. InTouch reveals some of the common issues that plague companies preparing to release a new product with 3 Secrets of a Successful Product Launch...

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Chinese manufacturing and quality control may seem like it’s a world apart; something that happens so far away from the everyday lives of western importers and consumers that its nearly impossible for them to get a glimpse into these processes.

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Recently an American business executive named Chip Starnes was literally held hostage inside his office at his company's medical supplies factory on the outskirts of Beijing. Chip's imprisonment - which spanned nearly a week - started when it was announced that some of the manufacturing processes at the plant would be moved to India and that employees involved in those processes would be laid off.

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If you have a novel or innovative product and you are interested in using China’s formidable manufacturing sector to bring your product to market, protecting your intellectual property is likely high on your priority list. So how do you protect your intellectual property?

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