By Maegan Burkhart Do you want your products to be “dead on arrival” because they were irreparably damaged during shipment? Imaging working with your supplier to manufacture a pristine, high-quality product that meets all your expectations and specifications. But when you receive the shipment in your warehouse, you find the shipping cartons … [Read more...]
Why catching defects is not enough…
By Habib Rkha Successfully sourcing your products from Asia implies being careful and diligent about each step of the manufacturing process. … [Read more...]
Don’t let your customer be the one finding QC issues in your products
By Samantha Lim In 2009, Sacramento Kings NBA player Francisco Garcia was using a Ledraplastic exercise ball when it suddenly burst, causing him to fall and fracture his forearm. … [Read more...]
Product specifications: What tolerances for measurements?
By Renaud Anjoran A client asked me, how to decide on tolerances to write on a drawing, when giving a technical file to a Chinese manufacturer? … [Read more...]
China manufacturing and the bike lock theory on subcontractors
By Dan Harris Our China lawyers have of late been receiving more than the usual number of emails and phone calls from companies (mostly American and European) wanting to pursue litigation against their Chinese manufacturers for bad product. In these “bad product” cases — especially if it is with a formerly “good” manufacturer — the product problem … [Read more...]