Posts Tagged ‘Chinese Suppliers’
Engage 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 MoreTrading Companies vs Manufacturers in China
How do you identify ‘trading companies’ who may pose as full-fledged manufacturers? It appears that not every booth at a trade show is a factory. When you place orders, they turn out to be a trading company. How do you identify the difference? That’s a good question. To be honest, you can never know for…
Read MoreSupplier Challenges – Negotiation Strategy
How Knowledge of Your Suppliers’ Challenges can help Your Negotiation Strategy in China In April 2015, I had the chance to supervise interviews of over 1000 suppliers attending the Global Sources electronics and household goods trade shows in Hong Kong. The Questions focused on what is your number one challenge and how are you responding…
Read More5 Essential Posts About How To Make Safe Payments
Sub topics to be covered in this part of the China sourcing series are Safe Payment Practices in China. How to make safe payments to a Chinese supplier.
Read MoreHow to Protect Intellectual Property in China
China Sourcing Crash Course: Video 5. How to protect Intellectual Property in China It is my pleasure to let you behind the bamboo curtain and offer some practical tips to protect your intellectual property in China. [svpVideo v=1] Protect Intellectual Property in China – Watch on YouTube First off, I want to say that the…
Read MoreExclusive Video: How to Manage Chinese Suppliers
Tips and Strategies: How to Manage Suppliers in China Raw Video: The ABC’s of sourcing: managing Chinese suppliers As presented at the Australia International Sourcing Fair in Melbourne (Nov 2014) Topics Covered: • Establishing trust in business relationships in China • Effective communications with your Chinese supplier • Quality control in China • Making payments…
Read MoreWhat payments methods and terms should I use to pay a supplier?
A reader recently wrote in to ask: “what method of payments do Chinese suppliers prefer ? “ Chinese suppliers prefer 100% in advance via bank transfer (or better yet- cash) and they would be very happy if you don’t bother to use a contract or PO. Some buyers are crazy enough to do business that way…
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