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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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Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
In this episode...
Sofeast's CEO Renaud hosts a roundtable discussion about what is going to happen in China now that the Zero Covid policy has been abandoned with China-based experts Clive Greenwood of SMC GLOBAL Manufacturing Consultants and Ben King of Kinyu SCM (a support platform for businesses with a Chinese supply chain).
As you may know, the Chinese policy has shifted significantly in the past week or so at the time of publishing (Dec 13th 2022), so what does this mean for YOUR business? Let's find out...
Show Sections
00:00 - Greetings & Introductions.
02:02 - The national strategy is pivoting away from Zero Covid, but locally what has changed within China?
07:43 - How do the local governments announce and implement the changes?
14:16 - How will the local authorities react to the easing of restrictions?
21:31 - How quickly will the Chinese border reopen?
25:53 - Will people even want to come back to China if/when it reopens?
31:08 - Zero Covid and China's approach have been accelerating decoupling.
35:43 - What might happen next in China, then?
40:56 - If you are manufacturing in China and exporting to Europe or the USA, what will happen next year (2023) and how can you plan for it?
50:16 - Is the population ready for the end of Zero Covid? Will the government control the process?
55:47 - Conclusion.
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- 6 Advantages Of Conducting An Off-Site Product Inspection
- Off-Site QC VS In-Factory QC
- 100% Inspection in a Third Party Facility in China: The How-To
- Thinking of decoupling? We help you to source suppliers elsewhere in Asia.
- Setting up Manufacturing in Vietnam vs China: Focus on Vietnam
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