China Manufacturing Decoded

Cost Vs Quality - How Manufacturers Can Find A Balance


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Adrian and Renaud tackle the big question of cost versus quality and how they both affect each other in manufacturing. You'll learn common Chinese attitudes towards them, the long-term power of lean, and some achievable levers that can bring you cost and quality benefits that most businesses can implement quickly.

 

Show Sections

00:00 - Greetings and introduction (inc. our team at CES '24!)

01:50 - What do we mean by Cost V Quality?

04:49 - A typical Chinese manufacturer's logic about quality.

15:29 - The Lean manufacturing ideal.

25:32 - Day-to-day keys that can give you quality and cost benefits.

  • 26:38 - Do design for manufacturing and assembly 
  • 29:30 - Follow a sound NPI process 
  • 32:57 - Use good tooling and automation 
  • 35:12 - Staff training for avoiding defects and more 
  • 37:21 - Experience effects 
  • 38:21 - Wrapping up.

     

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