HOW TO BECOME A MAKER SUPPLY CHAIN COMPATIBLE
How to become a supply chain compatible maker
Aug 19, 2014
There is huge gap between demand driven maker business and supply driven consumer electronics industry, but a successful bond could unleash the great potentiality of both. Let’s review the pain on both sides and propose routes overcoming the gap.
How Shanzhai industry has evolved greatly serving developing countries/regions, but suffering from excess manufacturing power.
How Maker Business leads the trend and occupying niche markets, but blamed for delay and compromises.
There is great similarity between turnkey platform and open hardware, evolving from prototypes to productions should not be so hard with several efforts properly done: shared parts selection, mechanic design from template, community based DFX, and adequate communication/respect.
How Shanzhai industry has evolved greatly serving developing countries/regions, but suffering from excess manufacturing power.
How Maker Business leads the trend and occupying niche markets, but blamed for delay and compromises.
There is great similarity between turnkey platform and open hardware, evolving from prototypes to productions should not be so hard with several efforts properly done: shared parts selection, mechanic design from template, community based DFX, and adequate communication/respect.
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HOW TO BECOME A !
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MAKERSUPPLY CHAIN COMPATIBLE
About us
Seeed provides accessible technology and agile manufacturing, "to help makers grow inspirations into differentiating products.
Eric Pan maker, biker Founder & CEO Seeed
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Hardware Corporations
Hardware Startup
Veteran Maker
Maker
DreamerIdea
Prototype
Engineer Sample
Indie Products
Mass Production
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0.1
1
100
10k+
Maker Biz Pyramids
Industry Resources
the dilemma
HARDWARE IS HARD,
REALLY?
a technology ecosystem in China - “Shanzhai”
affordable, variant, agile
from ~10 USD
a recent storyline 1,995 USD
solowheel created the new category
466 USD cheaper but better mutants
much better performance, active marketing
268 USD Cheap derivatives enabling new users
bringing attention, fun and MAKING
more hacking
trolley, extra battary, saddle and etc
? USD
then components are available
配件专卖
design house for Auto-balance unicycle
why not producing?
Twin-wheel version
much eaiser to ride on
Smarter Version
+ Designer in Factory + Hack into existing industry + Shared Components + Brotherhood over Lawyers
Agile Productizing Quality/Lead-time
Cost Efficiency Supply Chain
Shanzhai advantages:
+ massive (scale) !+ open source (gene) !+ maker (mutation)
Evolution for diversity
Skin ⽪皮肤
Skeleton ⾻骨骼
Gut 内脏
Soul 灵魂
S-G-S-S
SAN FRANCISCO SMART =>
SHENZHEN SMART
Shenzhen Smart
Design From Manufacture
Start from what’s already there.
Open Parts Library
Espruino
20 days "from PO to Shipping 4k pcs"Normal Priority
100 popular components consists ~30% of BOMs Sharing the library = Sharing the Supply Chain Cost, Lead time, Quality, and Knowledges
Supply Chain Friendship
courtesy of Monkey Island series by Lucas Art
Agile Productizing Quality/Lead-time
Cost Efficiency Supply Chain
+ Shenzhen Smart + Design from Manufacture + Open Parts Library + Respect and Patient
an alternative route for makers
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Hardware Corporations
Hardware Startup
Veteran Maker
Maker
DreamerIdea
Prototype
Engineer Sample
Indie Products
Mass Production
0
0.1
1
1,000
10k+
Maker Biz Pyramids
Industry Resources
Seeed Propagate Service
Welcome to Hollywood of hardware
增加⼀一些照⽚片!
MAKER FAIRE SHENZHEN MARCH, 2015
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reference: http://www.chwheels.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gfw/espruino-javascript-for-things/posts?page=2 http://www.humblefactory.com/search/label/SSG%20Design?max-results=1 http://www.shenzhenmakerfaire.com/ http://chaihuo.org http://Haxlr8r.com http://www.seeed.cc
THANK YOU!
Special Thanks:"!!
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