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Remote Audit Of A Factory’s Quality System: It Can Work!

October 13, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

Remote Audit of a Factory's Quality System: It Can Work!

Performing a remote audit (conducted without actually going to the factory) is nothing new. And a lot of companies have started using them because of the covid-19 pandemic. In 2013, The ASQ Quality Press published eAuditing - Virtual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting Tagged With: auditing suppliers, audits, coronavirus, vetting suppliers

What Are the Factory Assessment Reports Shown on Alibaba Worth?

March 1, 2021 by Renaud Anjoran

What Are the Factory Assessment Reports Shown on Alibaba Worth?

About 10 years ago, I remember Global Sources was listing "verified suppliers". Good idea. And their competitors followed suit, showing factory assessment reports and anything that can make buyers confident. And I am not sure that has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting Tagged With: Alibaba, factory assessment reports, factory audits, made in china, sourcing suppliers, verified suppliers

Tips For Continually Getting Good Results From A New Supplier | Vetting Chinese Suppliers (Part 11) [Podcast]

December 10, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

Tips For Continually Getting Good Results From A New Supplier | Vetting Chinese Suppliers (Part 11) [Podcast]

You've successfully vetted and started working with a new Chinese supplier. What's next? In our mini-series on vetting Chinese suppliers, you will already have learnt about due diligence, factory audits and visits, exploring testing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting Tagged With: China, chinese suppliers, podcast, sourcing suppliers, supplier improvement, supplier management, supplier performance, supply chain kpis

Pricing, Negotiation, Contracts | Vetting Chinese Suppliers (Part 10)

November 13, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

Pricing, Negotiation, Contracts | Vetting Chinese Suppliers (Part 10)

Getting quotations is a part of vetting new Chinese suppliers, too.  We have been creating a mini-series guiding you through effective vetting of Chinese suppliers that will help you to find the best possible manufacturer for your products … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Uncategorized Tagged With: China, commercial negotiations, negotiation, pricing, Quotes in RMB, rfq, sourcing fro china, vetting suppliers

Vetting Suppliers In China [Podcast Series]

July 24, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

Vetting Suppliers In China [Podcast Series]

Vetting suppliers is important. After all, these suppliers are responsible for your company's reputation. Hopefully, everyone by now will understand the dangers of checking Alibaba or Global Sources and 'choosing' a supplier who 'looks' … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: chinese suppliers, finding chinese suppliers, podcast, Sourcing, sourcing from china, sourcing suppliers, vetting suppliers

China Supplier Vetting Part 11: Wrapping It Up

September 21, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

This article is a wrap-up of the series of articles that we have published over the past few months, on the topic of the verification & qualification of Chinese suppliers. Here is the list of articles: Background Checks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

China Supplier Vetting Part 10: Pricing, Negotiation, Contracts

July 3, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

This is the 10th part in our China supplier vetting series. We’ll cover requests for quotations, negotiations, and contracts. By now we covered pretty much all sorts of due diligence a paranoid importer might go through! And yet it’s not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

China Supplier Vetting Part 9: In-Depth Due Diligence

May 26, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

If you are about to select one Chinese supplier, and you know you will be tied to them for the foreseeable future, it is in your interest to spend some time and money to vet them. Here are a couple of examples: A company is about to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

China Supplier Vetting Part 8: Factory Testing Facilities

April 27, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

If you have conducted inspections at your suppliers' facilities in China, you have probably found that many of the testing equipment necessary to check your product's quality is not available on site. The question, of course, is 'how can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

China Supplier Vetting Part 7: Factory Process & System Audit

April 20, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

In a previous article I described why and how a factory’s quality system can be audited. However, if you want to confirm a factory's reliability with high certainly, you might have to dig deeper. A quality audit will only focus on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

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