Adrian and Renaud tackle the big question of cost versus quality and how they both affect each other in manufacturing. You'll learn common Chinese attitudes towards them, the long-term power of lean, and some achievable levers that can bring you cost and quality benefits that most businesses can implement quickly.   Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings and introduction (inc. our team at CES '24!) 01:50 - What do we mean by Cost V Quality? 04:49 - A typical Chinese manufacturer's logic about quality. 15:29 - The Lean manufacturing ideal. 25:32 - Day-to-day keys that can give you quality and cost benefits. 26:38 - Do design for manufacturing and assembly  29:30 - Follow a sound NPI process  32:57 - Use good tooling and automation  35:12 - Staff training for avoiding defects and more  37:21 - Experience effects  38:21 - Wrapping up.   Related content... Documenting Your Company’s Quality Standard into the Details The Design for X Approach: 12 Common Examples NPI Process (New Product Introduction) What is the “lean” approach to manufacturing, and is it applicable in China? Design for manufacturing (Video) Design for assembly (Video) Get NPI support from Sofeast's engineers to bring your product to market   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict Podchaser