Mike Bellamy is an Advisory Board Member & Featured Blogger at the not-for-profit China Sourcing Information Center (www.ChinaSourcingInfo.org). He is also the author of “The Essential Reference Guide to China Sourcing” (chinasourcinginfo.org/book) and founder of PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions (www.PSSchina.com )
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China Sourcing – Small Buyers Strategies – Video List
Small Order Strategies Part 1 of 5
How can you go China direct if you can’t necessarily go China Factory direct?
Topics covered in this video:
-Challenges and Solutions for Small Buyer.
-“Off the Shelf” vs. “Highly Customized” vs “Tweaks”
-Costs of going China direct.
Small Order Strategies Part 2 of 5
Topics covered in this video:
– Is China ready for you? (BOM, production technologies, etc…)
-Are you ready for China? (budget and skill set)
-Multiple China trips
-Product safety testing
-International shipping
– The Harsh Reality
Small Order Strategies Part 3 of 5
Topics covered in this video:
-How to protect yourself before the goods arrive.
-Price, Quality, Lead time, Intellectual Property
Small Order Strategies Part 4 of 5
Topics covered in this video:
-Small “off the shelf” Projects. What to focus on.
Small Order Strategies Part 5 of 5
Topics covered in this video:
-Strategies for “New or Highly Customized” projects
-Manage expectations
-Make sure you have the right partners in place (suppliers and service providers)
-Link Performance to Payment
