Jessica Xu, a senior trial litigator and legal counsel for various government bodies and private enterprises, and Clive Greenwood, a senior compliance counsel and award-winning technical legal consultant, both based in the Liangma Shenzhen law firm, discuss essential advice...
China used to be well-known for mainly cheap, low-quality products, but those days are largely behind us. Any number of cutting-edge and high-quality products are made in China now, think Apple and Tesla products, world-class white goods, and many...
Managing quality in China is tough when you outsource production to a manufacturer (your ‘supplier’). There are a number of quality management challenges to be aware of that can trip up buyers and we’re sharing 9 key ones here....
When people ask me if the quality of China-made products has improved over the past 10 years, they expect me to say “oh yes, certainly”. However, the reality is not that simple. I think an interesting approach is to...
Dirk Dusharme, editor in chief at Quality Digest, wrote a well researched and thoughtful article about the progress of China’s manufacturing sector, the challenges it faces, and what importers should do about it. Part 1 (‘China’s exploding middle class...
I often ask potential hires “what is quality?” and it seems even people who’ve been in the quality assurance industry for 10 years don’t have a ready answer. It seems like I am not the only one. Here are...
I noticed that inexperienced importers tend to look at obvious signals (prices, response times, quality of English…) when communicating with potential suppliers. But they often overlook the location of the factory. The export manufacturing industry really emerged in China...
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...
The Changzhutan, a Chinese newpaper, just revealed one more food scandal. Most details have been translated by The Nanfang Insider into English. 1. The facts Most street vendors sell beef and lamb meat-on-a-stick at the same price. It’s actually...
A few months ago, I wrote a list of testing labs that has proven helpful to many importers. Today I want to give a bit of perspective on the different categories of laboratories. Let’s start with the ones you...
This is a blog written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005.
He is the CEO of The Sofeast Group.
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