Recruiting the right people is always a challenge for foreign companies in China. We have struggled quite a bit ourselves. I had the opportunity to ask a few questions to Jim Nelson, the president of SHI Group, a China-based recruitment … [Read more...]
Is There a Future for Manufacturing in China?
[This is a guest post by Fredrik Gronkvist, who writes great advice on chinaimportal.com.] Ever since I first set foot in China, back in 2009, I felt that I was late to the party. Ever since that dreadfully hot day in August, I’ve kept … [Read more...]
Do Many Amazon Products Come Right From Alibaba in China?
Yahoo Finance recently ran an article entitled Think you’re buying on Amazon? It’s actually from Alibaba. A few people in the US noticed that many products they can buy on Amazon.com can also be found on Alibaba.com. Let's unpack their … [Read more...]
Beijing’s Efforts at Upgrading its Manufacturing Sector by 2025
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China just published a report entitled China Manufacturing 2025. It is well researched and well written. It starts by describing the current situation: For a generation China has been the … [Read more...]
Chinese Factories Designing, Branding, and Selling on Amazon: Q&A
I wrote before about the challenges of Chinese factories to sell on Amazon. And yet, it seems to be an emerging trend. I asked Fredrik Gronkvist (from China Importal), who has also been observing the latest trends, for his opinion on … [Read more...]
Dongguan Factories: Is there Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Dongguan city is just North of Shenzhen, yet it is a different city in nearly every respect. As I pointed out last week, there is no real center. Dongguan is composed of 32 towns that are quite spread out (going from one side of Dongguan … [Read more...]
Why Chinese Factories Focus on Inspection, Not Improvement
In an article I wrote on the CMC blog (China Manufacturing Quality Control: Cost Case Study), I broke down the typical costs of the quality organization in a medium-size Chinese factory. I addressed 2 common misconceptions: To reach … [Read more...]
Shenzhen, the Best City in China for Manufacturing?
Many Hong Kong people still shiver when they hear "Shenzhen". It used to be a very poor patch of land along their border with the mainland. Unsurprisingly, Hong Kong people were seen as an easy target for Shenzhen criminals. But things have … [Read more...]
Latest Trends in China Sourcing, Compliance, and Quality Control
There have been a couple of interesting articles about future trends in China manufacturing. Dan Harris on the China Law Blog pointed to a well-researched WSJ article (How China Is Changing Its Manufacturing Strategy -- It hopes to keep … [Read more...]
Why Do Most Chinese Dislike Processes?
I have written many times that most Chinese people are not process thinkers. By this I mean they tend not to spend time thinking of HOW to do something: what steps should we follow, what resources do we need, what results should we expect, … [Read more...]
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