We work on more and more furniture-related projects, so we thought setting up a checklist specific to these processes was necessary. The difficulty we encountered was the many types of wooden furniture that we see in Chinese factories. … [Read more...]
How to Verify a Chinese Company’s Legitimacy
I get a lot of emails asking "how to verify that this company is legitimate?", and I usually give the following advice. The first question to ask is "where is the company located?" Many suppliers use a Hong Kong company name and give an … [Read more...]
New Blog Design
We have refreshed the design on https://qualityinspection.org. I hope you find it easier to "consume" the articles. There is now more white space and overall it feels less crowded. The design is also totally "responsive", meaning that … [Read more...]
The Changing Demographics inside Chinese Factories
Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. China's Young Men Act Out in Factories This BusinessWeek relates how different the new generation of Chinese workers is from the previous one. It also focuses on the … [Read more...]
An Update on the “China Plus One” Sourcing Strategy for SMEs
Most importers are worried of "putting all their eggs in one basket" (i.e. buying solely from China), and try to have sources in other countries too. That's the "China plus one" strategy. Conventional wisdom would suggest that, as costs … [Read more...]
The Inevitable Trend toward Openness in China Supply Chains
I wrote before about the reasons why China supply chains are usually hidden, and about the trend for more transparency. It is becoming increasingly clear that large consumer-facing companies are under pressure to "open the kimono" and are … [Read more...]
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