China Supply Chain & OEM Manufacturing – protect your brand and stay competitive globally - Bruce Kaminstein - EP42

What you’ll learn:

One of the most glaring issues we have faced during this pandemic is a shortage in supplies, such as protective face masks for those on the front lines. Shortages in our supply chain beg the questions: should businesses move their supply chains away from China and bring manufacturing back to the US? Is this even possible? Here to answer all our pressing China supply chain manufacturing questions is Page One Podcast guest and OEM expert Bruce Kaminstein.

About our guest:

Bruce Kaminstein is founder of Casabella, a global housewares products company recently sold to Bradshaw International. He is passionate about bringing well-designed products to consumers. Kaminstein was the past Chairman of the Board of the International Housewares Association, an organization that represents the $85 Billion housewares industry. As board director, executive, and entrepreneur, he is an expert in domestic and international manufacturing, product development and sales.

Key takeaways from this episode:

• The resilience of New Yorkers hit hard by COVID-19—2:00
• What is so special about OEM contracting in China?—6:42
• How China became the main contract manufacture—9:05
• Why is it so hard to move the supply chain from China?—11:15
• Is it possible to bring manufacturing back to America?—15:07
• How to compete when you share an OEM with other brands—18:03
• How the trade deficit impacts marketplaces and the US—20:23
• Bruce’s final thoughts on tariffs and the coronavirus—23:31
• 3 big lesson Bruce learned when exiting his business—25:22  

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Episode References:

Contact Bruce Kaminstein: LinkedIn

Contact Luke: [email protected] + LinkedIn 

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