Sofeast Knowledgebase Blog

Firstly, we wish all of our listeners a very happy new year! In this episode, Sofeast CEO and host Renaud recaps some of 2021’s biggest stories for manufacturers, especially those with Chinese supply chains, with Adrian from the team. Almost … Continue reading →

2021 has been an eventful year, to say the least! Here at Sofeast, we have continued to publish regular blog posts in order to provide advice for everyone who has outsourced manufacturing, supply chains in Asia, new products in development, … Continue reading →

Our host and CEO Renaud Anjoran is joined again in this episode by Andrew Amirnovin, our head of New Product Development at Sofeast, to discuss the 3 elements a factory (yours or your supplier’s) needs to get right in order … Continue reading →

  Many of today’s consumer products include plastic housings or parts. Anything from kettles, to earbuds, to laptops, to automobiles. All have one thing in common, injection molded plastic components. Importers are, rightly, diversifying supply chains to include sources other … Continue reading →

East-Coast supply chain, e-commerce sales, and logistics expert, Marshall Taplits founder of 3PL Ship It Done, is back on the podcast again to discuss six important e-commerce trends affecting online retailers with a focus on Amazon and the USA. You … Continue reading →

This year (2021) we’ve been tracking the costs of China raw materials in order for importers to have a clearer idea of the market in China and allow you to plan ahead if prices for your essential materials seem to be on … Continue reading →

This mini-series of podcast episodes was spawned following episode 65 where we discussed the different supplier options open to buyers who’re sourcing from China. One of which is to do it yourself! If you’re interested in doing your own souring from … Continue reading →

As product designers look for more sustainable options to please increasingly environmentally savvy consumers, they are often looking at the advantages of bioplastics, such as lower production CO2 emissions, sustainable raw materials, biodegradability in many cases, and more…

Chinese New Year is one of the most challenging times of year for importers with some or all of their supply chain in China or other East-Asian countries (like Vietnam) who celebrate it, too. In this episode of the podcast, … Continue reading →

Regarding the limitations of common reliability and safety testing standards, I came upon an interesting video from automaker Tesla recently: In it, you can see that the Tesla teams have data about the real ‘failure modes’ (car crashes) and how … Continue reading →