Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. In China, the Dangers of Due Diligence Checking Chinese suppliers or partners carefully before starting a business relationship is extremely important. Yet China … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
How to stay on top of your production in China
Many importers negotiate a shipment date (ETD) with their Chinese suppliers before orders are issued, and then fail to follow up on the production schedule. I think they would avoid a lot of bad surprises if they asked for regular … [Read more...]
How to hire, train, and manage internal QC inspectors in China
On Tuesday morning (in 2 days), the Sourcing Forum of the European Chamber of Commerce in China will hold this seminar in Shenzhen: How we hire, train, and evaluate our internal QC inspectors: Experience sharing in inspectors … [Read more...]
How Chinese suppliers should find their IDEAL customer
Global Sources invited me to speak to a group of suppliers in Foshan, a few weeks ago. Most Chinese exporters try to push their products in the hands of anybody who will pay... And that's a big mistake on their part. They need to … [Read more...]
Chinese factory TURNAROUND: is it good to hire new managers?
When a factory gets sold, the new owner generally brings a new general manager (GM) in. And what does the GM do? He evaluates the top managers and seeks to replace the under-performers. This is expected in a typical factory … [Read more...]
History of Manufacturing Practices in the US, Japan, and China
Over the past few weeks, we have been working hard on this new infographic with our favorite designer. Do you agree with that message? Help us and pass the word! (And a Chinese version can be found here). *** TRANSCRIPT A BRIEF … [Read more...]
Beware of MANAGER inflation in your China buying office
Sometimes I visit a buying office with a dozen people, and most of them have "manager" somewhere in their title. The heads of functions (purchasing, QC, accounting...) are "managers", even though their teams are quite small. Then there … [Read more...]
How to Have More VISIBILITY into your China Supply Chain
Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. Five tips: How to map your supply chain As I wrote recently, buyers should try to have visibility in their supply chain -- beyond their suppliers, into their … [Read more...]
Push your Chinese Factories to Learn about LEAN Manufacturing!
This month, the magazine Chief Executive China did a cover story on lean manufacturing. Their editors sensed an emerging interest from local companies to lean from world-class manufacturers. The leading article of their cover story is … [Read more...]
Chinese suppliers: 6 distinctive traits of forward-thinking LEADERS
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 that struck me was that it is possible … [Read more...]
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