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QualityInspection.org’s Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2020

December 31, 2020

QualityInspection.org's Top Blog Posts & Videos Of 2020

What a year 2020 has been. Little did we know when we published the top posts and videos of 2019 that we'd soon be headed into almost completely unprecedented times in living memory with the global coronavirus pandemic raging and the US/China trade war not letting up! I've been here throughout sharing posts live from China, and here are 10 top posts and a selection of videos that you may have missed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: advice, tips for importers, top blog posts, top videos

Don’t Let a Chinese Supplier Circumvent You: 5 Tips

May 12, 2020

Don't Let a Chinese Supplier Circumvent You: 5 Tips

Some risks and frustrations never go away... One of them is Chinese suppliers circumventing their customers, or selling to their customer's competitors, all the while using the product knowledge they gained... from their customers. Over the weekend, I stumbled upon a good old HBR article entitled When Your Contract Manufacturer Becomes Your Competitor. It came out in 2006, but the same trends are still at work! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles, Legal System Tagged With: chinese suppliers, legal risks, manufacturing risk, minimizing risks, risk reduction, supplier management

Winners! Our Top Manufacturing Articles & Videos Of 2019

December 31, 2019

Winners! Our Top Manufacturing Articles & Resources Of 2019

As 2019 draws to a close it's a great time to sit down and look at some of our most popular blog articles and resources from the last year. We also hope that you'll stumble across some great topics that you'd otherwise have missed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles Tagged With: advice, manufacturing articles, sourcing tips, Tips, tips for importers

Chinese Robot Manufacturing Industry: Don’t Expect Too Much

August 31, 2015

Here are some good articles that I found over the past few months. 'Made in China': the smart revolution blueprint set to bring Beijing into the digital age After Germany's "Industry 4.0" strategy, China unveiled an equivalent document entitled "Made in China 2025". "The ambition is to turn China into a "strong" manufacturing nation within a decade, with the priority on digitalisation and modernisation of 10 sectors, including aerospace, railways, new-energy vehicles and new materials." … [Read more...]

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Preventing Unnecessary Delays in your China Supply Chain

June 10, 2015

As usual, I kept a list of interesting articles to share with my readers. Here is the list for April and May. Urgent Delivery Time Checklist Jacob Yount wrote a list of questions that will guide an importer desiring to avoid unnecessary delays. For example, what are the steps to follow until production can start, what components/processes will be handled by third parties, how to keep some pressure on timing, etc. 7 Ways to Prevent Quality Issues & Scams When Buying from … [Read more...]

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How to Understand Quotations from Chinese Suppliers

March 23, 2015

Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. NOTE: A FEW DAYS AGO I HIT THE "PUBLISH" BUTTON INSTEAD OF THE "SAVE" BUTTON SO THIS MESSAGE WAS POSTED TWICE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. Question your Quotes from China Jacob Yount gives excellent advice about the way to understand and respond to quotations from Chinese suppliers. Good read, especially for purchasers with limited experience in China. Restricted Substances: 5 Challenges when Buying from China Fredrik … [Read more...]

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Are ISO 9001 Certified Suppliers the Best in China?

December 29, 2014

Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. Quality Management Systems in China Explained Fredrik Grönkvist asked me the following questions about certifications to the ISO 9001 standard (and to other QMS standards): What is a Quality Management System and why is it relevant to importers? Is certification mandatory, or is it common that Chinese manufacturers implement a Quality Management System without obtaining the paper? How can you determine if the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Articles, ISO 9001, Process Improvement Tagged With: chinese suppliers, ISO 9001

What the Most Sophisticated Chinese Factories Do

November 7, 2014

Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. The New Chinese Factory This is NOT an article about the average Chinese manufacturer. It describes what one of the most sophisticated manufacturers does, and it should give us a taste of what is to come in the Chinese high-tech industry. (I found this article via Etienne Charlier from Procur'Asia.) Your Supplier Didn’t Sign Up For This…. Jacob Yount gives examples of the typical miscommunication that happens … [Read more...]

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List of the Best Articles Published on this Blog

October 21, 2014

When we redesigned this website a few months ago, we wanted it to be very simple. We even removed the "resource" pages. But the problem with a blog is, the best articles get buried in the mass. So we gathered them in several topics that can be accessed on this page. Happy reading! … [Read more...]

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Explanations of Compliance Requirements When Buying in China

October 9, 2014

Here are some interesting or useful articles that I found recently. Product Testing and Certification when Buying from China Fredrik Grönkvist wrote a very good guide for importers who are not familiar with their country's compliance requirements. This article includes: How to find what testing is applicable What determines the cost of testing What importers must do vs. what is of lower importance And he wrote three other in-depth articles and CE marking, REACH, and California … [Read more...]

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