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.
38:21 - Wrapping up.
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