# Darragh Hudson | How to Set up A Manufacturing Supply Chain

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2022-11-18
- Length: 51m
- Episode: 44
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/Darragh-Hudson-manufacturing-supply-chain/

## Summary

Darragh Hudson, founder of KD Product Development, explains how to set up a manufacturing supply chain, emphasizing the need to bridge the gap between industrial design firms and factories. He details the process of vetting suppliers, managing tooling ownership to avoid IP traps, and the critical importance of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) in China. Hudson also discusses the shift toward low-volume high-mix production and the emerging manufacturing ecosystems in Southeast Asia, such as Vietnam.

## Chapters

- [1:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain#t=63) Introduction: Darragh Hudson and KD Product Development
- [5:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain#t=328) The Gap Between Design and Manufacturing in China
- [12:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain#t=777) Defining the Supply Chain and Its Complexity
- [17:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain#t=1024) Vetting Suppliers and Avoiding Alibaba Pitfalls
- [21:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain#t=1299) The Tooling Ownership Trap and IP Risks
- [27:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain#t=1628) Managing Active Supply Chains and Quality Control
- [36:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain#t=2193) The Step-by-Step Process of Setting Up a Supply Chain
- [45:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-11-18-darragh-hudson-how-to-set-up-a-manufacturing-supply-chain#t=2731) Manufacturing Shifts to Vietnam and Southeast Asia

## Topics

- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- KD Product Development (company)
- Alibaba (other)
- Foxconn (company)
- Apple (company)
- CES (other)
- Web Summit (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [142: Preparing Your Product for Manufacturing Overseas](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2022-09-21-142-preparing-your-product-for-manufacturing-overseas) (Product Startup)
- [Supply Chains and Manufacturing with Charles Lin of TechDesign](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/predictable-designs-podcast/2020-07-06-supply-chains-and-manufacturing-with-charles-lin-of-techdesign) (Predictable Designs Podcast)
- [The Advantages and Challenges of Manufacturing in China with Case Engelen of Titoma](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/predictable-designs-podcast/2020-01-19-the-advantages-and-challenges-of-manufacturing-in-china-with-case-engelen-of-tit) (Predictable Designs Podcast)
- [203: Design for Manufacturing for a New Invention Product](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2023-11-24-203-design-for-manufacturing-for-a-new-invention-product) (Product Startup)
- [110: Design for Manufacturing Consumer Products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2022-01-19-110-design-for-manufacturing-consumer-products) (Product Startup)

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