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Join Renaud Anjoran, Founder & CEO of Sofeast, in this podcast aimed at importers who develop their own products as he discusses the hottest topics and shares actionable tips for manufacturing in China & Asia today! WHO IS RENAUD? Renaud is a French ISO 9001 & 14001 certified lead auditor, ASQ certified Quality Engineer and Quality Manager who has been working in the Chinese manufacturing industry since 2005. He is the founder of the Sofeast group that has over 200 staff globally and offers services (QA, product development & engineering, project management, Supply Chain Management, product compliance, reliability testing), contract manufacturing, and 3PL fulfillment for importers and businesses who develop their own products and buyers from China & SE Asia. WHY LISTEN? We‘ll discuss interesting topics for anyone who develops and sources their products from Asian suppliers and will share Renaud‘s decades of manufacturing experience, as well as inviting guests from the industry to get a different viewpoint. Our goal is to help you get better results and end up with suppliers and products that exceed your expectations!
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Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Adrian and Renaud get together to talk about 10 common problems that companies with Chinese manufacturing suppliers often face, AND how you can deal with them. Hopefully, you are not one of the unlucky ones, but being prepared with the knowledge to avoid issues is always helpful!
Show Sections
00:00 - Greetings and introduction
03:22 - 1. If your supplier refuses to ship the goods you paid for.
09:40 - 2. Your manufacturer tries to force you to accept poor quality that you’re uncomfortable with.
16:00 - 3. If the supplier has failed to prepare export packaging of your products for your scheduled quality inspection.
21:41 - 4. When your supplier has disappeared with your tooling and/or inventory.
25:33 - 5. Your supplier won’t provide important supply chain information.
29:30 - 6. You catch your supplier selling your products as their own!
34:59 - 7. Your ‘factory’ turns out to be a trading company.
39:00 - 8. Coping with an unexpected price increase from suppliers.
41:50 - 9. Your current supplier blocks the transfer of your mold tooling to a new supplier.
46:09 - 10. Worries about keeping sensitive product information secure.
48:26 - Wrapping up.
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