Tag Archives: china quality control

← Older posts

The brand is the hard part

By: whit | Posted on

  I suck at blogging.  Dan Harris does it better.  Renaud Anjoran does it better.  Tom Lasseter does it better.  If you have not already … Continue reading

Posted in Sourcing Showcase, Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Poka yoke, or Why a solid design database matters

By: whit | Posted on

So we have had a very hot summer thus far here in southwest Virginia.  Not that it was any cooler or less humid when I … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Driver Error

By: whit | Posted on

I originally titled this post, “You are one dumb SOB”. When the Toyota “sudden acceleration” issue arose, I was the lone guy in my neighborhood … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Why resist an audit?

By: whit | Posted on

Twice in as many days, I’ve had clients who tried to book Simple Factory Audits (sample report here) with our sister company China Quality Focus, … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Life is uncertain – eat dessert first

By: whit | Posted on

So say the T-shirts at are local ice cream parlor.  I think it’s a great line and not a bad philosophy. It got me think … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

That’s the good thing about the Dark Side. Eventually, your eyes adjust.

By: whit | Posted on

That’s my favorite line from the incomparable James Lileks, appropriately enough referring to brand loyalty. If you’ve noticed that blogging has been slow these past … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Vendor fade

By: whit | Posted on

Dan Harris at the China Law Blog has a great post that sums up what I call “vendor fade”.  I love his restaurant analogy, “One … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Some miscellaneous articles

By: whit | Posted on

Feeling lazy today.  Sometimes the juices ain’t flowing.  In no particular order: MSNBC – Clinton says world must respond to N. Korea Financial Times – … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

China’s Mexico is inside China

By: whit | Posted on

This analogy has a number of problems with it (like most analogies), but I got the point the first time I heard Mike Bellamy make … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More comments on “Sheer Import Genius” and a great post from Renaud

By: whit | Posted on

Renaud Anjoran is a fine fellow who runs an excellent blog about quality control in China.  I’ve linked to him in the past, and he’s … Continue reading

Posted in Whit's China Business Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments
← Older posts