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Iphone Manufacturers Getting Heat. Should you care about the working...
I think so. Wired Magazine’s March 2011 cover/issue (available in print, not yet online) “1 Million Workers. 90 Million Iphones. 17 Suicides”, raises the question from a consumer perspective. Article...
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AliBaba Experiencing Fraud in China and Why Sourcing a Tree Octopus is Still...
In 2010, the Dept. of Education funded a study by Dr. Donald Leu, which turned out a report claiming that school children were facing a learning crisis spawned by the internet. The study highlighted...
View ArticleChina Manufacturing Edges out U.S. in Output, but is No Match for U.S....
China has become the world’s top manufacturing country by output, according to a study released last week by IHS Global Insight, a US-based economics consultancy (h/t Financial Times Article). Last...
View ArticlePrototyping New Products: What You Can Learn from an Industry Pro
I recently heard a talk by David Small, of Shoot the Moon products, at Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, CA. Shoot the Moon products is an uber-successful product development and invention firm in the toy...
View Article“Made in the USA” Returneth? Manufacturer Sourcing in the USA Evolves from a...
There are a growing number of reasons to manufacture some, or all of your products, in the USA. Be it cause marketing, profitability, or a hedge against risk, the USA is becoming more attractive and...
View ArticleThe New Way to Fund Consumer Product Start-ups?
One of the biggest challenges to developing, sourcing, and launching new consumer products for start-ups has been raising the funds to do it. There’s no question that raising money to produce a...
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Global Sourcing Specialists’ Partner, Ashton Udall, Speaks at IHA CORE Group
This last Wednesday, Global Sourcing Specialists partner, Ashton Udall, gave a talk to a Bay Area group of CEOs that are part of the International Housewares Association group CORE. The talk was a lot...
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