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3 Vertical Integration Benefits: Transparency, Control, Speed

September 21, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

3 Vertical Integration Benefits: Transparency, Control, Speed

Last year I wrote about a very common problem in China Supply Chain Transparency and Monitoring: Not Getting Easier… and this year we are still lamenting that same problem: Further down the supply chain, unauthorized subcontracting is still very, very common. We noticed this is particularly true of metal surface treatment processes that are done outside of the “main factory” (which would typically do casting and CNC lathe/milling). A few examples: Plating Polishing Painting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: controls in the supply chain, speed, supplier management, supply chain improvement, supply chain management, transparency, vertical integration, vertical integration benefits

China Supply Chain Transparency and Monitoring: Not Getting Easier…

July 11, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

China Supply Chain Transparency & Monitoring: Not Getting Easier

China supply chain transparency and monitoring is still as important an issue as it has ever been, and importers need to stay on their toes. Let's explore why this isn't getting any easier... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: chinese suppliers, controls in the supply chain, product quality, subcontracting, supplier management, supply chain management

How To Ensure your Chinese Factory Purchases Good Components?

May 8, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

How To Ensure your Chinese Factory Purchases Good Components

One of the most common ways Chinese manufacturers enlarge their margin is buying substandard components. Any time a lot of money can be saved this way, the temptation is very strong. What can you do to avoid this risky behaviour from happening? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: controls in the supply chain, ensure good component usage, substandard components, supplier improvement, supplier management, supply chain management, wider supply chain

Supply Chain Management: Quality Inspections’ Role

January 4, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

Do you sometimes feel that your company, your suppliers, and their own suppliers, are on different planets? Does information spread with difficulty through your supply chain? Nothing unique here. It is quite typical if you work with suppliers in China, Vietnam, India, etc. I wrote about this in The Impact of Quality Control Software on Your Supply Chain, on the SynControl blog, and we illustrated it in this infographic: Every step in the supply chain tries to optimize its own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Tagged With: controls in the supply chain, developing suppliers, supply chain improvement, supply chain management

8 Ways to Prevent Chinese Suppliers from Subcontracting

September 16, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

How to Prevent your Chinese Suppliers from Subcontracting

I wrote before that the vast majority of Chinese manufacturers routinely subcontract some orders. The problem is, they usually do it without disclosing the reality to their customer. Why do they subcontract production to another factory? Sometimes it is a necessity to meet the customer's tight deadlines. And sometimes it is a way to cut costs, by placing production in a cheap workshop that has virtually no control over quality. This can result in a quality disaster (very common), a PR … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: chinese suppliers, controls in the supply chain, developing suppliers, subcontracting


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