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Sourcing From China Part 1: Sourcing Suppliers, Vetting Them, & Developing A Backup [Podcast]

September 3, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Sourcing From China Part 1: Sourcing Suppliers, Vetting Them, & Developing A Backup

In this episode… Renaud talks about sourcing with Adrian in this episode. Specifically, how to handle sourcing from China yourself. He shares tips on deciding the best fit for your business, where to search for potential suppliers, how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: Alibaba, due diligence, finding a new supplier, podcast, sourcing from china, sourcing new suppliers, sourcing tips, trade shows, vetting suppliers

How To Validate Your Supplier’s Factory’s Production Capacity (From Abroad) [Podcast]

January 8, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

How To Validate Your Supplier’s Factory’s Production Capacity (From Abroad) [Podcast]

You can't visit suppliers in China due to coronavirus. How can you validate their production capacity without going on-site? As we head into 2021 travelling to see suppliers in Asia, in particular China, remains difficult for most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: due diligence, factory audits, factory visits, production capacity, Sourcing, sourcing tips, verifying supplier capacity

How To Perform In-Depth Due Diligence On Your Supplier [Podcast]

October 28, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

How To Perform In-Depth Due Diligence On Your Supplier

Do your new or current suppliers pose a risk to your business? Sometimes the only way to find out if a supplier poses a risk is to perform some deep due diligence on them in order to assess their business health and if they're able to be a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Risk Management Tagged With: common problems with Chinese suppliers, due diligence, minimizing risks, podcast, supplier relationships, supply chain risk, vetting suppliers

Requirements To Import PPE: You Need To Go Beyond Certificates

April 13, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Requirements To Import PPE: You Need To Go Beyond Certificates

There is a serious emergency right now to procure and import PPE. I know. Manufacturers are overloaded with requests from buyers, and they can't (won't) spend much time responding to requests. I know! Nearly all the importers I talked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Quality Control Tips Tagged With: certification, coronavirus, covid-19, due diligence, importing from china, importing ppe, medical products, ppe, sourcing from china

Chinese Supplier Background Check: How useful is it?

February 18, 2015 by Renaud Anjoran

I wrote before about ways to run a background check on a Chinese company. We recently had an interesting experience and it serves as an interesting example for those buyers who are afraid of lies and trickeries so common in this part of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: chinese suppliers, due diligence, supplier background check


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