China Manufacturing Decoded
China Manufacturing Decoded
Sofeast
6 Tips to Improve your Supplier’s Quality - Sourcing from China (Part 8)
43 minutes Posted May 26, 2022 at 11:00 pm.
Greetings & Introduction
Are product defects impossible to avoid?
The supplier needs to be incentivised to care about quality
Tip 1: Beware of batch and queue
Tip 2: Local management needs to build up a disciplined culture
Tip 3: Getting operators to do some QC work
Tip 4: Implement a usability engineering approach & mistake-proofing
Tip 5: Clear work instructions & staff training
Tip 6: Process controls
Wrapping up.
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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.
 
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Some advice for getting towards zero defects (with low/no capital investment)
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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