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August 29, 2022

As your brand grows beyond a handful of SKUs, effectively managing your supply chain becomes a growingly important part of your business. A larger supply chain leaves more room for inefficiencies.  You work with multiple suppliers and partners simultaneously and your products likely travel across multiple regions around the world, so where do you even … Read more

August 29, 2022

Imagine you’re sitting inside a luxury car with fully-electric features, a minimalist design, sporty performance figures, lavender mist, and a high-end sound system, comfortable right?  Now imagine all of that but without wheels. Is the car functional? Not at all. But that is what a great product is without an efficient supply chain. Non-functional.  The … Read more

August 17, 2022

The world of e-commerce has always been a shifting landscape, with trends coming and going. How consumers buy and what they expect pivots with every new technology. Old-school advertising and modern data analytics have merged with mobile devices and the growth of a global fulfillment network. New e-commerce trends emerge each year, and some change … Read more

August 5, 2022

If you’re familiar with new product development or just starting to research how it’s done, you know prototypes are an important part of the process. You use these mock-ups to check the form, fit, and function of your product concept, to try out ideas, and to get feedback from potential customers.  When most people talk … Read more

August 5, 2022

Just before the pandemic started, something was brewing in the world of small brands selling on Amazon. A growing number of well-funded companies were buying up successful small sellers. Then, when everyone was stuck at home and buying even more from Amazon, the idea of consolidating brands took off.  The companies, called Amazon aggregators, buy … Read more

July 28, 2022

It’s a cold hard fact in the world of fashion product design: It doesn’t matter how amazing your design is if your manufacturer doesn’t make it exactly how you want it. All that time researching, iterating, and prototyping goes out the window when you get a final product that doesn’t match your vision. That is … Read more

July 28, 2022

What are you going to put your product in? It’s a question that many product development teams tend to put off or hand off to someone else. But that could be a fatal flaw resulting in product damage, unhappy customers, and negative brand identity. That is why any good product design includes good product packaging … Read more

July 22, 2022

Contract manufacturing in China has become increasingly popular. This option suits large organizations that don’t want to own factories or invest in capital equipment and smaller companies where building production facilities isn’t feasible. Beyond the cost savings, using a Chinese contract manufacturer allows firms to focus their efforts on product innovation, sales, and marketing.  Outsourcing … Read more

July 1, 2022

When it’s time to decide where to manufacture your product, overseas manufacturers are an obvious choice. You’re looking at offshore manufacturing because you want to produce high-quality products quickly, at a fair price.  But can overseas manufacturers deliver? Sometimes — but it’s not as easy as you think. The advantages of overseas sourcing are well … Read more

June 17, 2022

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June 1, 2022

If you are looking to start production on a new product or increase production on an existing one, you may be considering alternatives to manufacturing in China. While there are advantages to Chinese manufacturing, the number of challenges and costs for the region are continuing to increase. In order to mitigate risks and combat increasing … Read more

May 27, 2022

The new product development process is a proven roadmap for taking ideas into products, and it’s used by thousands of companies across hundreds of industries every day. The steps in this process are tools that, when used properly, can deliver a true competitive advantage and increase your company’s bottom line.  The benefit you derive is … Read more