Blog Archive

How To Fire A Hostile Factory

Firing a supplier is bomb disposal. Build a secret stockpile and steal your own data back before you ever send that termination email.

Hoarding Won’t Save You

When the canal blocks, inventory is useless if it’s the wrong color. Survive by killing 80% of your SKUs and using standard “Lego” parts.

The Remote Audit Scam

A camera filters out the truth. If you can’t smell the rancid coolant or feel the sticky floor, you are just watching a scripted movie.

The Dual Sourcing Trap

Splitting volume makes you irrelevant to two factories. Marry one supplier deeply, but keep a secret “warm backup” just in case.

Burn The Contract

Litigation is for suckers. Real control comes from GPS trackers on molds and holding back the last 20% payment. Leverage beats law.

Your Engineer Is Bankrupting You

Tight tolerances are often just laziness. A custom screw costs 10x more and halts production. Force your designers to respect the catalog.

Perfection Is A QC Trap

Signing a perfect prototype is a death sentence. You need a “Limit Sample”—the ugliest version you will accept—to survive mass production.

Is Your Buyer Corrupt?

Corruption doesn’t look like cash; it looks like loyalty. If your manager defends the supplier’s failures like a lawyer, check his lifestyle.

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