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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 Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
In this episode...
Sofeast's Andrew Amirnovin, reliability expert and head of New Product Development, joins Adrian from the team as they discuss which factors impact electronic product design costs and why. This will be a helpful reminder for any business designing a new product that wants to keep a control over costs.
Show Sections
00:00 - Greetings and introducing today's topic.
01:14 - Why controlling product cost is more important these days?
03:26 - 1. Component Selection
05:35 - 2. Manufacturing processes.
08:01 - 3. Material Selection.
09:58 - 4. Assembly and Labor Costs.
14:14 - 5. Product size and Weight.
17:31 - 6. Energy Efficiency.
21:03 - 7. DFM (Design for Manufacturability).
24:14 - 8. Testing and Quality Assurance.
28:18 - 9. Regulatory Compliance.
33:24 - 10. Product Lifecycle Costs.
37:29 - How we handle the above factors when working with customers.
43:02 - Wrapping up.
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- Your Cost of Poor Quality Is Higher Than You Think
- What To Do If You Have A High Product Return Rate? [6-step Process]
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