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Join Renaud Anjoran, founder of Asian manufacturing support firm Sofeast, in this podcast aimed at importers & people who develop their own products as he discusses the hottest topics and shares actionable tips for manufacturing in China & SE Asia today! Listen to weekly tips drawing on his decades of manufacturing in Asia, exploration of key manufacturing concepts, and discussions with interesting guests from the industry.
Sofeast hosts China Manufacturing Decoded, a business show with 100 episodes published.
In this China Manufacturing Decoded Gold episode from 2021, host Adrian from the Sofeast Group revisits a practical conversation with Renaud about preventive maintenance and why it is essential for any manufacturing oper
A product can meet every technical requirement, pass every test, and still frustrate customers the moment they begin using it. In this episode, Adrian is joined by Paul Adams, Sofeast’s Head of New Product Development, t
Your electronics work. The firmware runs correctly. The mechanical components fit, and every subsystem has passed its individual tests. Then everything is installed inside the final enclosure, and entirely new problems b
Are trade shows still worth attending when buyers can search for suppliers through Alibaba, Google, ChatGPT, and other online platforms? For physical products, Renaud Anjoran believes they still offer considerable value,
Adrian revisits a classic episode (originally Ep. 30, Nov 2020) in this monthly rewind, Episode 333 of China Manufacturing Decoded, and sits down with Sofeast CEO, Renaud, to unpack the three types of quality-control (QC
Setting up a new factory is a major strategic decision. It is not just about finding cheaper land, moving away from China, or following other companies into Vietnam, Mexico, or another popular manufacturing location. In
In this episode of China Manufacturing Decoded, Adrian is joined by Paul Adams, Head of New Product Development at the Sofeast Group's contract manufacturer Agilian Technology, to discuss one of the most common assumptio
Episode 330 of China Manufacturing Decoded features hosts Adrian and Renaud from the Sofeast Group discussing why quality control should not start when finished products come off the production line. By then, many key de
Why do some working prototypes still fail when they reach production? This is episode 329 and the second part of our discussion on this topic, and Adrian and Paul move from the general prototype-to-production gap into re
A prototype works. The team signs it off. Everyone feels confident. Then production starts, and unexpected failures appear. Why does this happen? In this episode, Adrian is joined by Paul Adams, the Sofeast Group's Head
Host Adrian revisits episode 49 (a ‘gold episode’ originally recorded in 2021), a topic that still catches many product developers and importers by surprise: non-recurring engineering costs, often shortened to NRE costs.
In episode 236, we explore why so many hardware products never make it to market, even when the idea is strong, the team is ready, and the budget is there. In this episode of China Manufacturing Decoded, your host Adrian
Some product manufacturers treat launch as the end of the journey. It isn’t. In episode 325 of China Manufacturing Decoded, Adrian and Renaud break down a powerful idea from Tony Fadell: “Builders build, ship, then solve
Today, in episode 324, Adrian is rewinding one of our most popular episodes ever: breaking down the New Product Introduction (NPI) process and why it’s the difference between a smooth product launch… and a costly failure
Getting your product to market is one thing. Making sure it’s profitable is another. In this episode, Adrian is joined by Paul Adams to break down how product costs really work, and why so many teams get it wrong. From B
In this episode of China Manufacturing Decoded (Ep. 322), host Adrian is joined by Renaud to take a high-level, practical look at product compliance. Many hardware teams think about compliance too late. By the time testi
Some teams try to reduce product costs too late, after the product design is already locked in. That’s when options are limited, margins get squeezed or totally blown, and difficult trade-offs start to appear. In today's
You’ve designed your product. You’ve built prototypes. Now you just need your first batch… But suddenly: Suppliers stop replying MOQs jump higher Quotes disappear If you only need 500–2,000 units, manufacturing gets tric
When a prototype works well, it can be tempting to move quickly toward mass production and order components in bulk. But this shortcut can backfire badly. In episode 319 of China Manufacturing Decoded, host Adrian and So
In Episode 318 of China Manufacturing Decoded from Sofeast, Adrian hosts and is joined by CEO Renaud and Supply Chain Management dept. Head, Kate, to examine how the escalating Iran conflict is already affecting, and cou
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