January 2020 - Sofeast

How To Drive Your Chinese Suppliers To Improve Reliability

Posted on January 25, 2020August 14, 2026 by sofeast

Choosing Chinese suppliers to manufacture your goods is often a cost-driven choice that makes a lot of sense, and one importers make even after taking into account the worrying tales about China scams waiting to trip up the unwary.

While it may be impossible to guarantee that every potential Chinese supplier is 100% reliable, are there ways importers can protect themselves and build a long-term mutually beneficial relationship with suppliers there?

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New Product Launch Plan: How To Get It Right [Action Plan]

Posted on January 15, 2020August 14, 2026 by sofeast

Launching a new product is a decisive time for any business, especially SMEs, hardware startups, and entrepreneurs who are new to the process in China. We’ve been helping importers bring their products to market quickly and successfully for years. Read on to learn more about the new product launch plan we use that you can implement for your own launch…

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How To Keep A Chinese Battery Supplier Honest?

Posted on January 13, 2020August 14, 2026 by sofeast

Let’s say you buy an electrical product from your Chinese supplier and they promise to purchase original batteries from a well-known company. Are you sure you will get the types of batteries that you’ve paid for? Here’s how to keep your Chinese battery supplier honest.

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Look Out For Feature Creep When Developing A New Product!

Posted on January 4, 2020August 14, 2026 by sofeast

When developing a new product, rarely does your initial design idea not end up significantly altered and re-imagined by the time it hits the store.
It’s just the nature of the process, and hardly surprising when we consider the many challenges faced and opportunities uncovered along the way.
But ‘feature creep‘ is a problem we can fall foul of, so what is it, and how can we avoid it?

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How To Reduce Manufacturing Costs? The Lean Approach

Posted on January 2, 2020August 14, 2026 by sofeast

The number one challenge of Chinese suppliers, as revealed by a recent survey, is reducing manufacturing costs. Their costs keep rising, but price competition is stronger and stronger. So how can you reduce costs?

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