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Why Your Ground Agent in China is NOT Helping Cut Costs

April 25, 2019

Why Your Ground Agent in China is NOT Helping Cut Costs

From time to time, I hear from a company that works with a ground agent in China, and they basically tell me two things: The agent did a relatively good job lining up suppliers, communicating requirements, and generally ironing out most issues. (That makes sense -- otherwise, the importer switches to another agent or to another approach.) After the initial burst, the agent feels entitled to a commission of X% and is resting on her laurels, not challenging factories, not looking for new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: backup factories, ground agents, sourcing agents, sourcing suppliers, trading companies


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