By Dan Harris “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there.” Bob Dylan, from Not Dark Yet In the 1990s, I represented a number of international fishing and timber and mining companies that did business with Russia. This was not so long after the fall of the Soviet Union and there were a bunch of large Russian companies — many of them formerly … [Read more...]
The Global Sources Electronics Show debuts in Indonesia
The Global Sources Electronics show makes an auspicious debut in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, bringing together Verified Suppliers of consumer and mobile electronics, electronic components and smart living products. The trade fair runs from December 5 to 7 at the Jakarta Convention Centre in Indonesia. … [Read more...]
11 steps to set up a process control plan
By Renaud Anjoran About 2 years ago, I wrote about the 3 process improvement tools we use most often. And today I’d like to do a deep dive into one of them — the process control plan. … [Read more...]
Function, practicality drive tech gifts
The gifts market is evolving and this is reflected on the kind of gifts consumers buy and give. In the choice of gifts, today’s consumers are placing more value on function and practicality, paving the way for the rise of tech-driven gifts, many of which sport innovative features. … [Read more...]
The right way to reduce your China product costs
By Dan Harris In China Factories Are Exporting Lower Prices Around the World, Bloomberg News wrote this week about something our internmational manufacturing lawyers have been seeing: Desperate Chinese factories are lowering their prices. Are all Chinese factories desperate? Absolutely not. Are all Chinese factories lowering their prices? Near … [Read more...]