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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 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
In this episode...
To celebrate our 100th episode Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran takes questions from our listeners and answers as many as possible in this special episode.
100 episodes is an important milestone and we're so glad that listeners enjoy the podcast and find it helpful, so thanks for the kind comments in your emails!
Show Sections
00:00 - Greetings and introduction.
01:50 - Should importers be worried about Chinese supply chains in relation to the Russian invasion and its sanctions?
06:56 - What inspection level is needed for medical devices? (AQL limits).
10:19 - How to improve the quality of products being purchased from China? The bikes and office furniture we buy keep breaking!
18:13 - Any tactics to deal with volatile costs these days?
25:02 - How to work with Chinese suppliers without being ripped off?
30:10 - How can I be sure that the product quality is as expected if I'm not in China to supervise the order myself?
38:34 - Wrapping up.
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- The Impacts of Russia Sanctions on International Trade & Logistics
- What is the AQL (Acceptance Quality Limit)? An exhaustive guide
- Manufacturing Contract: Fear And Its Impact On Payment Terms
- Factory audits
- Product inspections
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