In this episode...

We’re diving back into our series of episodes on how to do your own sourcing from China, from finding suppliers, getting the products manufactured, and through to post-cooperation soft skills such as building rapport with them, following up on production, and today’s topic: Improving the product quality that you’re getting from your now current supplier with 6 tips and best practices from Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran.

Who doesn't want better product quality from existing manufacturers, right?

By the way, this is part 8 of this series, and if you want to go back and listen to every earlier part of this series check out the links below.

 

Show Sections

00:00 - Greetings & Introduction

02:29 - Are product defects impossible to avoid?

Some advice for getting towards zero defects (with low/no capital investment)

07:53 - The supplier needs to be incentivised to care about quality

10:54 - Tip 1: Beware of batch and queue

15:57 - Tip 2: Local management needs to build up a disciplined culture

21:06 - Tip 3: Getting operators to do some QC work

26:23 - Tip 4: Implement a usability engineering approach & mistake-proofing

31:35 - Tip 5: Clear work instructions & staff training

37:18 - Tip 6: Process controls

41:54 - Wrapping up. 

Related content...

Part 1: Good Fit, Sourcing, Vetting, & Backups [Podcast]

Part 2: Negotiations, Terms, Leverage, & Quality Standards [Podcast]

Part 3: Project Management & Checking Quality Early [Podcast]

Part 4: Final Inspections [Podcast]

Part 5: Building Rapport [Podcast]

Part 6: Hands-on or hands-off buyer? [Podcast]

Part 7: How To Develop Your Chinese Supplier? [Podcast]

Quality Assurance In China Or Vietnam For Beginners [eBook] 👈 Download for free

Many more blog posts about quality

The Sofeast group's own contract manufacturing subsidiary: Agilian Technology

These resources will also help you understand how to build relationships with suppliers or improve (or end) those that you already have:

Get help to find a good manufacturer in China with this free eBook

When a relationship turns sour with a Chinese supplier

And, if all else fails and you need to ditch your current supplier and switch to a new one...

How To Switch To A Newer, Better Chinese Manufacturer? [eBook]

 

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