I have been writing about quality assurance issues in China for more than 18 months on this blog. It has pushed me to clarify my thinking, to be more curious, and to get in touch with many interesting people.
A blog is perfect for publishing content easily. But it does a mediocre job presenting the author’s ideas as a coherent whole.
I have been working on an e-book to summarize the best practices of China sourcing, from a quality assurance point of view. I am happy to publish it for my readers:
Open the E-BOOK now (9 pages)
Table of contents:
1. Set realistic objectives
2. Find suitable suppliers
3. Define your requirements before production starts
4. Trust but verify: the role of quality inspections
5. Tie payments to quality approvals
6. Managing suppliers over the long term
7. Bonus: two frequently asked questions (trading companies / OEM contracts)
Is there anything you would add? What do you think?
I think make clear your requirement before production matters the most, do it right from start is better than correction afterward.
Robby,
That’s very true. It takes about 10 times more time and more money to make corrections after production launched.
Nice to meet you.I downloaded your e-book,will have a close look.from my idea,for most cases ,if you wanna place a small order from China,a good supplier or reseller(maybe from China) is better than someone from factory.you know most of the problems laying in the Chinese trades are from the bad communication and misunderstanding.for example,when you order a little from a factory directly,it’s usually ignored .but when you order from a professional reseller,you could ask for more details and requests and usually a reseller will have more patence to cooperate.
Hi Lu,
For small orders, the choice is: should I find a small factory that will value my business, should I buy from a trading company that may consolidate several similar orders in a factory, or should I avoid buying directly in China altogether.
good document, i love it
Thanks Terry!