My friend Brad Pritts was kind enough to share the advice he gives to importers who are not familiar with the Chinese New Year production planning. I reproduced it below. I think the "approach" paragraph is very useful and practical … [Read more...]
Conducting factory audits for continuous improvement
Factory audits are a very standard service offered by all third-party quality control agencies. They are typically used by buyers who want an evaluation of a manufacturer, before they start a business relationship. Different aspects of a … [Read more...]
7 interesting links for curious readers
Whenever I find an interesting article, I save it. Here are the most recent ones. Have a nice weekend! China Manufacturing Payment Terms. Limit Your Risks. Steve Dickinson describes the way 80%+ of importers pay their Chinese … [Read more...]
Most useful articles about China sourcing
The good thing about a blog is, a visitor who comes back every week will see something new on top. The bad thing about a blog is, the best articles gets buried under the new content. Therefore I have refreshed the content of the pages … [Read more...]
What should be in a purchase order (PO) to a Chinese supplier?
I see a lot of small companies buying in China without a purchase order (PO). They simply accept the pro-forma invoice from the supplier. I think this is dangerous. It shouts "inexperienced buyer" to the supplier. But that's not the main … [Read more...]
The myth of social compliance in Asia
Another horrible accident occurred last Saturday in a Bangladeshi factory. I took some excerpts from a good article (Bangladesh Factory Fire Puts Ethical Sourcing, Factory Conditions in Spotlight) I found: A garment-factory fire in … [Read more...]
Is an export license a must for Chinese suppliers?
Some quality control firms say to their clients: "You should book an audit on the factories you intend to work with. We'll check if they have an export license. If they don't, it is a bad sign because they are not authorized to export their … [Read more...]
How to get a Chinese supplier to accept a letter of credit
Some importers start buying in China and are lucky. They find a proper manufacturer and they get good product quality. Their challenge will be to keep this quality level in a consistent manner and for a competitive price. But in the … [Read more...]
Core quality tools in the automotive industry
Over the past couple of years, I noticed some very interesting comments on some articles on this blog. They came from Brad Pritts, a consulting engineer and six sigma black belt who works primarily in the auto industry. I asked Brad a … [Read more...]
Basics of freight forwarding in China: Q&A with an expert
I recently met with Sandra Nguyen Thanh, who works for Karl Gross Logistics, a freight forwarding and logistics company with offices in Europe and in China. Sandra was kind enough to respond to my questions. Here are some of the basics … [Read more...]
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