Troubleshooting process in a Chinese factory

Renaud Anjoran | Asia Quality Focus

I have been to Chinese factories a few times for solving problems. In one case, the factory pretended the goods really couldn’t be made as intended by the importer (that was true). In another case, the QC inspector found many defective goods that seemed to …

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Anstehende Reformen in China

WER IN CHINA GESCHÄFTE MACHT, DER KOMMT NICHT UMHIN SICH AN DAS ÄUSSERST DYNAMISCHE REGULATORISCHE UMFELD ANZUPASSEN. DIES BEREITET VIELEN UNTERNEHMEN KOPFSCHMERZEN, DOCH EINE VORAUSSCHAU KANN HELFEN, SICH AUF DAS UNVERMEIDBARE VORZUBEREITEN. CHINA FOCUS WIRFT EINEN BLICK IN DIE GLASKUGEL UND NENNT DIE WICHTIGSTEN BEVORSTEHENDEN ÄNDERUNGEN IM CHINESISCHEN STEUER- UND …

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Инжинерный Дизайн в Китае

Помогая сэкономить ваше время и деньги до начала производства

Когда меня спрашивают каковы ключевые элементы, на которые нужно обратить внимание, начиная новый проект по производству для обеспечения качества в ходе всего проекта, после начала производства, то я всегда упоминаю три критических фактора успеха/неудачи:

Проведите аудит качества у того производителя, с которым вы …

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Why Patent, How to Enforce Patents, What to do When Accused of Patent Infringement

United States Patent laws are currently being reformed, in part, to make the U.S. patent system more akin to patenting in other countries, including Asia. However, regardless of the reform, there remain larger questions concerning patents: why to patent, how to enforce patents and what to do when faced …

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QA vs. QC – what importers need to know

I often have to explain what the difference between quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) is. The best is for me to write an article about it, and I’ll point people to it in the future.
Here is a short version:
QA = all the activities that aim at ensuring a …

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