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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 Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Renaud makes it clear where you need to be with new product designs before you approach Chinese manufacturers. He also explains the risks with immature designs, common red flags, and the work you'll need to do to have designs that can be called 'ready to industrialize.'
Show Sections
00:00 - Introduction.
01:24 - What do we mean by mature product designs?
04:54 - Don't ignore important phases and milestones in the NPI process.
07:30 - What the average Chinese manufacturer will need from you before they can get started.
09:45 - Approaching suppliers in the right way.
16:20 - Is there a risk that a 'bad' manufacturer might take your project with immature designs and lead to failure and wasted time and money?
18:53 - Common red flags demonstrating that product designs are immature.
25:41 - Summary and wrapping up.
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- Why Skipping NPI Phases Is A Big Mistake
- See our visualization of the NPI process
- The Benefits of a Feasibility Study (during new product development)
- The Hardware Academy
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