This category features blog posts about general manufacturing processes and the industry.

Forecasting the Future of Contract Manufacturing in Asia: Insights for 2024

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The contract manufacturing landscape in Asia has been evolving rapidly, driven by a confluence of factors such as technological advancements, shifting geopolitical dynamics, and changing consumer preferences. In 2024, the region will continue to be a powerhouse for contract manufacturing, with countries like China, Vietnam, and others playing pivotal roles in global supply chains. This article explores the forecast for contract manufacturing in these key Asian countries and provides insights into the trends shaping the industry.

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The Application of AI in The Process of New Product Introduction at E-BI

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) can play a significant role in various stages of new product manufacturing, including tooling design, process development, and quality assurance (QA) planning. With its leading Global Supply Chain Management System (GSCM), E-BI has been developing and adapting AI technologies for our clients’ success in complex system operations. Here’s how AI can assist in each of these areas:

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How To Develop A Super Low-Cost Product

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People are always getting attracted by super low-priced products in stores like IKEA, Costco, Walmart, and even in some corner stores. Buyers are shopping around the world to get products built at super low cost. To most businesses, a super low price tag is one important ingredient to a killer product in the marketplace. What is the secret to creating a product with a super low price tag?

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How To Accelerate The Validation Process Of A “Killer Product Recipe”

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A “killer product” represents a fine-tuned solution, or a “recipe”, that better addresses a specific market need. We call it a recipe because it has to consist of the “right proportion” of all “ingredients”, such as a product’s form factors, functions, costs, and services that solve the itching needs of clients. Any out-of-proportion design will lead to product failure. Thus, the “recipe” development has become the key to success. To fine-tune the recipe, prototyping is the fastest and easiest way to start. At a minimal cost, a high-quality prototype can validate the new “recipe” from a multidimensional angle. E-BI can help to get prototypes made with global sourcing.

 

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Time Management

How to Manage NPI Timelines for Innovative Products

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Timeline management is critical for launching new generations of innovative products to the worldwide market. With pressure from global competition ever present, innovative companies are using the methodology of concurrent engineering (CCE), in which design, research, and manufacturing are all taking place at the same time. With the CCE model, traditional manufacturing process controls and standard operating procedures no longer take place in the chronological manner they were designed for. With new materials, new technologies and new processes introduced constantly, timeline management on new product introductions (NPI) is facing all uncertainties. Risks are mixed into the “chaotic” appearance of NPI. In this situation, the actual timeline management is largely dependent on the problem solving skills of the subcontractor network, or extended supply chain, which make the innovations possible.

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