About AMAN
Hello everyone, I’m AMAN.
A veteran who has been navigating the automotive supply chain for over twenty years. My legal name is Li Manfu, but in this corner where I document my professional thoughts, I prefer to be called “Aman” — much like the nickname of a seasoned master in the workshop: simple, approachable, and carrying a sense of hands-on experience.
My Journey: From the Workshop to the Global Supply Chain
My story began in 1999, starting as a workshop technician at an OEM. Over the following 25 years, my career has revolved around one core question: how to find, nurture, and manage the suppliers capable of producing high-quality automotive parts.
⦁ Hands-on Technical Experience: I’ve tackled on-site quality issues, managed 3C certification and component validation, and understand the processes and standards behind every qualified part.
⦁ Focus on Sourcing & Development: At OEMs and design companies like Futian, Huatai, and Jane’s International, I was responsible for supplier sourcing, negotiation, selection, and cost control for body attachments, interior/exterior trims, and full-vehicle projects.
⦁ Deep Involvement in Full Project Cycles: I have repeatedly participated in the entire process from design, mold development, prototyping (RP/hand-made samples) to mass production SOP. I speak the engineer’s language and understand the buyer’s bottom line.
⦁ Witness to Industry Cycles: Having experienced the industry’s golden age and its transformative growing pains, this complete cycle has given me a multidimensional understanding of the resilience, strengths, and challenges of China’s automotive supply chain.
In recent years, I have been responsible for supply chain support for central enterprise vehicle export projects at Sunwin Automotive. Earlier, I also explored entrepreneurship and diversification. These experiences ultimately confirmed my belief: my most significant value still lies within that familiar, complex, yet vibrant automotive manufacturing supply chain.
My Focus Areas (The Scope of My Experience)
I not only know “where to buy” but also understand “why it’s good” and “how to make it better.”
Over more than twenty years of accumulated experience, I have consistently focused on supplier development, audit and system cultivation, procurement cost analysis, and supply chain optimization. This deep and sustained focus has led me to develop expertise and a thorough understanding in the following key modules:
1. Mold Development and Management
From Design Review to Mold Trial Approval: Sharing Practical Key Points on How to Control Quality, Timeline, and Cost.
2. RP Parts and Rapid Manufacturing
The Right Use, Tech Choices & Cost Logic of Prototypes in Car Development.
3. Auto Parts Sourcing & Development
A full-process guide from sourcing to project management for trim, body & electronics.
4.Supply Chain and Supplier Management
How to Evaluate and Nurture a Quality Supplier: Long-term Thinking on System Audits and Relationship Maintenance.
Why Build This Website?
In 2024, my life entered a new chapter. I decided to step back from purely execution-based work and focus on two things:
1、Systematic Organization and Sharing:
To transform the fragmented experiences, case studies, and judgment criteria in my mind into solid, article-length notes. This serves both as a process of personal consolidation and, I hope, provides practical reference for peers and friends across the industry chain.
2、Building Genuine Connections:
I hope this website becomes a “professional exchange hub“. If you have any questions or ideas regarding molds, component development, supply chain management, or similar areas, I welcome you to discuss them with me. At the same time, leveraging my experience and resource network, I aim to share my expertise in supplier resource management with friends domestically and internationally who are seeking quality supply resources or technical solutions.
My Other Side
Beyond the serious world of manufacturing, I’m also someone who loves life. I run a small import/export and retail business for automotive lifestyle products, sharing interesting car accessories I discover. This is separate from my main profession—it’s purely an extension of a car enthusiast’s passion for automotive culture.
AMAN
In Beijing
Autumn 2024
Get in Touch
If you find my sharing interesting, or if you have any professional topics you’d like to discuss, you are welcome to reach out through the following channels:
- Email: 13683101938@163.com
- WeChat: lmf1235
Disclaimer: This website is a personal blog. Its content is intended for experience sharing and industry exchange only and does not constitute any form of business advice or offer. All communication is based on the non-commercial intent of peer discussion among professionals.