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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 Mar 13, 2026
Friday Mar 13, 2026
When a prototype works well, it can be tempting to move quickly toward mass production and order components in bulk.
But this shortcut can backfire badly.
In episode 319 of China Manufacturing Decoded, host Adrian and Sofeast CEO Renaud Anjoran discuss part qualification during the New Product Introduction (NPI) process and why skipping it can create expensive delays, scrapped inventory, and major redesign work.
They explore what part qualification really means, why companies often skip it, and the kinds of costly problems that can appear once production begins.
Episode Sections:
- 00:00 – Prototype Success but Production Failure Scenario
- 00:55 – Why Companies Order Components Early
- 02:07 – What Part Qualification Means in the NPI Process
- 07:58 – Why Companies Skip Part Qualification
- 15:13 – The Hidden Costs of Skipping Qualification
- 17:19 – Why the “Lucky Path” Is Rare in Hardware Development
- 21:10 – Discovering Design Problems During Pilot Production
- 24:05 – The Real Financial Impact of Skipping Validation
- 26:00 – Engineering Builds, Pilot Runs, and Production Validation
- 28:18 – Final Warning: Skipping NPI Steps Delays Launch
Related content…
- NPI Process (New Product Introduction)
- The NPI Process: Trouble Awaits If You Skip Its Steps!
- Prototyping Process To Test & Refine a New Product Design
- Part Qualification in NPI: Why Skipping It Creates Expensive Risk
- The New Product Introduction Process Guide
This episode is brought to you by The Sofeast Group and includes links in the show notes to our blog posts and resources, and recommended books. For help with manufacturing in Asia, inspections, auditing, new product development, contract manufacturing, 3PL warehousing and fulfillment, visit sofeast.com.
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