Manufacturing and Quality Control blog

This week on Best in Manufacturing: how one new Chinese ecommerce platform is cooperating with luxury brand suppliers to produce copycat products, the future of the wearable tech industry in Asia and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories, Process Improvement

This week on Best in Manufacturing, how to protect your product and designs from your Chinese supplier, environmental compliance in product lifecycle management and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories

Ever wondered what's included in your supplier's quality manual? Check out this article to compare two quality manuals, one from a factory and one from professional QC staff, and explore how to ensure your product requirements aren't overlooked.

Topics: Product Inspection, Working with Factories, Quality Control Checklist

Avoiding issues with your supplier often starts at the very beginning of the sourcing process: choosing the right supplier to work with. Don't overlook these factors when sourcing in Asia!

Topics: Sourcing, Working with Factories

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how you might be unknowingly giving away your designs and technology to Chinese factories, the future of 5G in manufacturing and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories

Keeping shipments on schedule is one of the greatest challenges importers face, but delays can be hard to avoid when you’re dealing with serious quality issues. Check out these tips to meet your deadlines!

Topics: Product Inspection, Working with Factories, Quality Control Checklist

Does sourcing in Taiwan carry the same business risks and challenges as in mainland China? Learn more about key differences of manufacturing in Taiwan vs. mainland China in this article!

Topics: Sourcing, Working with Factories

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn about the legal risks of using Hong Kong trading companies to manufacture in Mainland China, Chinese business culture myths and more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories, Process Improvement

This week on Best in Manufacturing, learn how industrial mobility technologies will change manufacturing as we know it, tips for manufacturing contracts & more!

Topics: Best in Manufacturing, Working with Factories

How can you minimize the risk to your brand when you discover substandard products in your order? These 4 defect management strategies can help!

Topics: Working with Factories, Product Destruction