Giving and Receiving with Centraide Laurentides
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy How well do you know your neighbors? Do you greet them when you see them, or do you sometimes pass them by? We’re all…
Moon Cakes and Trade Missions to China
Image source: oregonlive.com Andrew Yang Sales Representative for Elasto Proxy China’s Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the harvest and reunites families and friends under a bright, silvery moon. In ancient times, members…
Material Selection and Supplier Relationships
Philippe Grenier Production Coordinator at Elasto Proxy Diesel engines are big, powerful, and a lot more expensive than the rubber seals used with vehicle fuel tanks. If a gasket on…
Outsourced Industrial Rubber Products
What do you think of when you hear the word “outsourcing”? Do you think of increased efficiency and higher quality, or do you worry about a loss of control? Outsourcing…
Doing Business in Canada – A Chinese Perspective
Photo: Andrew Yang and Andrew Beaulieu (Megan Beaulieu's husband) out in downtown Montreal. Andrew Yang Sales Representative for Elasto Proxy Does your manufacturing company do business globally? Do you…
Growing Global – Doing Business in China
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Twenty years ago, I helped start a small manufacturing company while the world was in turmoil. First the Berlin Wall fell. Then the…
Doing Business in Brazil – Challenges and Opportunities
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Are you seeking new markets for your manufactured products? Does your company serve customers in mining, mass transit, or mobile specialty vehicles? Have you…
One-Stop Sourcing Means More Than Supply Chain Strengths
Clyde Sharpe President of International Sales, Elasto Proxy Does your company have too many suppliers? How well do you understand the capabilities of each of your vendors? These questions seem…
How to Manage Price Fluctuations for Raw Materials
Paulo Arruda Purchasing and Logistics, Elasto Proxy How well do you handle risk? For businesses that source raw materials internationally, risk management is a key to supply chain strength. By…
Elasto Proxy Employees Become Lean, Mean, Learning Machines
Doug Sharpe President of Elasto Proxy Lean manufacturing is a set of production practices that seeks to eliminate waste and deliver quality products on-time, at the lowest production costs, and…
