To celebrate our 100th episode Sofeast's CEO Renaud Anjoran takes questions from our listeners and answers as many as possible in this special episode.
100 episodes is an important milestone and we're so glad that listeners enjoy the podcast and find it helpful, so thanks for the kind comments in your emails!
Show Sections
00:00 - Greetings and introduction.
01:50 - Should importers be worried about Chinese supply chains in relation to the Russian invasion and its sanctions?
06:56 - What inspection level is needed for medical devices? (AQL limits).
10:19 - How to improve the quality of products being purchased from China? The bikes and office furniture we buy keep breaking!
18:13 - Any tactics to deal with volatile costs these days?
25:02 - How to work with Chinese suppliers without being ripped off?
30:10 - How can I be sure that the product quality is as expected if I'm not in China to supervise the order myself?
38:34 - Wrapping up.
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