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Chinese suppliers: 6 distinctive traits of forward-thinking LEADERS 27 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
In the course of the few Global Sources forums that I attended recently, I was part of discussions between executives representing Chinese exporting companies (manufacturers and traders). One thing t...
How Quality and Price are Tightly LINKED in China 22 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm
I see new-to-China importers make the same mistake, over and over. They focus on nice samples (which are NOT indicative of mass production’s quality) and on the unit price. And they completely forget...
Advice for AMAZON Third Party Sellers who Source in China 20 Aug 2013 | 04:55 pm
On Monday I spent some time with a few Amazon Third Party Sellers. Their main difficulty is that they need a relatively high quality standard, or they will get many bad reviews that will kill their b...
Identifying & Mitigating Risks when Buying from China 20 Aug 2013 | 07:34 am
From August 19 to August 30, I will be responding to buyers’ questions on this forum on Alibaba’s website: Talk With Experts-When Buying Chinese Products, How do You Identify & Mitigate Risks? I...
Be ULTRA SPECIFIC with your Chinese Suppliers 18 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
In a recent trip to Yiwu (not the place where one will find high-quality products!), I noticed several interesting things. When an importer prepares a specifications sheet, I always recommend being u...
Li & Fung, the Next ETHICAL SOURCING Target in the Press? 16 Aug 2013 | 10:08 am
Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. Linking Factories to the Malls, Middleman Pushes Low Costs Giant sourcing company Li & Fung could well be the next company under t...
How do Chinese companies do when they need high quality? 14 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Recently I had interesting conversations with a few buyers, who work in Chinese companies, and who need to buy local products that satisfy a high standard. How do they do? Are personal relationships ...
4 options for managing shipping and Customs issues with China 12 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
When new buyers ask me how to manage shipping and Customs issues, I usually tell them to find a freight forwarder in their country. But there are actually 4 options: 1. Do it all internally, for full...
The four levels of Chinese factories 8 Aug 2013 | 08:22 am
Over the years, I noticed that it is possible to lump most factories in one of four categories: Level 1: the recently-created and u nstructured workshop; Level 2: the semi-organized factory that got...
A realistic dynamic inspection plan for checking China production 5 Aug 2013 | 02:45 pm
Last week I pointed out the limits of QC inspections based on random sampling. My conclusion was: If having 3% of defects in a batch can incur very high costs (likely to wipe your margin out and caus...
