More and more importers discover that they can appoint an auditing agency to evaluate factories before they issue an order. But not all these evaluation services are equally helpful. I distinguish between 3 broad types of factory … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
What QC Tools To Use for Problem Resolution?
Many buying offices in China struggle to have their QC inspectors (trained to assess conformity to a set of requirements) act as QA technicians (able to analyze problems and solve them). What type of training is appropriate? I think the … [Read more...]
Due Diligence for Buying a Chinese Factory
Most Chinese factories are so poorly managed, there are real opportunities for savvy buyers who plan to restructure the company and boost profitability. At the same time, there are real dangers to avoid, and serious due diligence is … [Read more...]
Amazon Does not Tolerate Low Quality Chinese Products
Many small businesses plan to buy products in China and sell them on Amazon as a Third Party Seller. It can form the basis of a strong, profitable business. But there is very little tolerance for quality issues. We did a simple … [Read more...]
Videos about Factory Improvement in China
A couple of weeks ago, I sat down with David Collins (consulting director of China Manufacturing Consultants, a company I am involved in) and we shot a few videos on topics related to factory improvement in the Chinese context. We have … [Read more...]
Beware of China Factories’ Pre-Christmas Rush
A few years ago we published Chinese New Year: how to manage the disruption?, since many quality problems show up in December and January. Basically, manufacturers rush to get the products on a boat before they close, and they don't pay … [Read more...]
Chinese Supplier Verification Tips, Based on the Business License
Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. China Due Diligence. The Most Basic Things To Do. Dan Harris explains what can be checked quickly and inexpensively before you make a deal with a Chinese company. A lot … [Read more...]
Injection Molding Tool: What Design Mistakes to Avoid
Designing a mold tool is all about designing it to produce the part required as efficiently as possible with maximum output and minimal tool down time. Unfortunately, few mold makers in China apply best practices, and few importers are … [Read more...]