Posts Tagged ‘China sourcing’
QC: At which stage of production should you do quality control?
Guest Post: By Kevin Lee: Co-founder of Asianconn International I am going to start this blog like an America TV commercial just to make it more entertaining rather than depressing. Are you tired of getting crappy products from China? Are you tired of dealing with customers who constantly complain about the quality of your product?…
Read More6 Contract-Related Mistakes Importers Make in China
So you found a supplier in China. Maybe you sent them money for preparing some tooling, maybe you sent them a deposit. Then you find that production quality is not acceptable, or the shipment keeps getting delayed. You request that the supplier make changes, but they simply ignore you, or they don’t act. You find…
Read MoreProduct Design and Manufacturing – Well Begun is Half Done!
The product design is the first stage of a process that will bring into the market place a new product. This step can be divided into 3 parts: the idea, its development and the final production. In order to reach the final goal (in this case a product that represents what was intended at the…
Read MoreEngage Chinese Suppliers to improve their Productivity
How to Engage Chinese Suppliers to improve their Productivity? Five Questions to Ask! What I am facing is that when I, in a labor-intensive industry, go to the supplier and talk to them about creating productivity, it’s a two-fold situation. They either say “Yes. No problem, let’s go to work in China, even though I…
Read MoreHow Can a Sourcing Company Help Hotel/Motel Project Managers/Owners?
Why Hotel and Motel Project Managers/Owners need a Sourcing Company One of the biggest challenges that hotel/motel owners and project managers face, is building, or renovating a property within a budget. Everything from labor and equipment to materials, furniture and décor can cost excessive amounts of money, which is why many of them turn to…
Read MoreA Pricier China – Buyers Keep Faith But Smarten Strategies
The relationship between buyer and supplier is maturing as the focus expands beyond cost to long-term benefits The era of cheap Chinese goods may be nearing an end but, contrary to popular belief, major global buyers are not switching out of the country. Rather, they are identifying suppliers of quality and working in concert with…
Read MoreWhat to do when supplier breaks the contract and blackmails your deposit
Chinese supplier ignored the contract and holding my order hostage. Tom writes: Hi Mike, We met at your Global Sources conference in Hong Kong. One of the criteria for safe trading, as you mentioned, was to have the red stamp/chop, to make it legally binding. This is something I have. My problem is that the…
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