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Tag Archives: supply chain risk management
Automation’s Impact on Global Supply Chains. Book Deep Dive. [Podcast]
In episode 232 of the China Manufacturing Decoded podcast, Renaud does a deep dive into Christopher Mims’ book, Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door, Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy. Mims, a Wall Street Journal … Continue reading
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Tagged supply chain risk management, logistics, selling on amazon
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Answering 3 Common Component, Production, and Inventory FAQs
In Episode 231 of the podcast, Adrian and Renaud tackle listener questions on supply chain management. Renaud offers expert advice on ensuring a stable supply of components, managing lead times, and handling inventory and warehousing. From strategic procurement to vendor-managed … Continue reading
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Tagged warehousing, supply chain risk management, sourcing components, lead time
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How ISO 37301 Might Improve Chinese Suppliers’ Compliance
Renaud welcomes Clive Greenwood and Sean Li of the BSI onto the podcast. They introduce the ISO 3730 standard for compliance management and discuss how best to implement it along with other relevant standards such as ISO 9001 and those … Continue reading
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Tagged iso 37301, compliance standards, supply chain risk management, compliance
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Chinese New Year 2023 Comes Early. Be Prepared! [Podcast]
Renaud and Adrian are giving you some advance warning about Chinese New Year 2023 which is coming soon in January. Learn what to look out for and how to avoid the worst of the disruption in this episode… Listen … Continue reading
Chinese New Year 2022 Is Coming. Here’s How To Prepare. [Podcast]
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
Importing From China? 6 Risks You Face In January 2021
I caught up with Sofeast’s COO, Fabien Gaussorgues, to discuss supply chain endangering risks importers from China are very likely to face in January 2021. Together we compiled this post based on our observations which includes the issues you face … Continue reading
Manufacture in China, Vietnam, India, or Elsewhere in 2021? [Podcast]
Manufacturers continue to plan the move of some or all of their supply chains out of China? But where next? Perhaps the word ‘exodus’ is a little over-dramatic, but there has certainly been a marked rise in companies trying to … Continue reading
