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Sourcing New Suppliers From China: 7 Tips For Success.

November 11, 2023 by Adrian Leighton

Sourcing New Suppliers From China 7 Tips For Success.

Sofeast's head of supply chain management, Kate, shares 7 tips that will help you get better results when you're sourcing from China (or other countries in Asia, too). She also sheds light on how we approach the process effectively for our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers, Uncategorized Tagged With: finding chinese suppliers, managing Chinese suppliers, sourcing from china

Vetting Suppliers In China [Podcast Series]

July 24, 2020 by Adrian Leighton

Vetting Suppliers In China [Podcast Series]

Vetting suppliers is important. After all, these suppliers are responsible for your company's reputation. Hopefully, everyone by now will understand the dangers of checking Alibaba or Global Sources and 'choosing' a supplier who 'looks' … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: chinese suppliers, finding chinese suppliers, podcast, Sourcing, sourcing from china, sourcing suppliers, vetting suppliers

How to Find a High-Quality Chinese Supplier? Not a Short Recipe…

August 22, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

How to Find a High-Quality Chinese Supplier

A client asked us recently how to find a high-quality Chinese supplier to make their products. My partner Fabien responded, I liked his email, and I expanded on it in this article. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: enforcing a quality standard, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

Sourcing From China 101: The 15-Part Guide for New Buyers

March 19, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

Sourcing From China 101: The 15-Part Guide for New Buyers

I have recently published the 15-part 'Sourcing From China 101' series for new buyers who are starting to work with Chinese suppliers (and for more experienced people who want to double-check whether they are working in a smart way). The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: chinese suppliers, finding chinese suppliers, Sourcing, sourcing from china

Sourcing from China 101, Part 4: Second Choices vs. “Never Again”

November 22, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

This is the 4th post in our "sourcing from China 101" series. By now I’ll assume that you have verified a few manufacturers. One of them will be your first choice, and, hopefully, you will have a couple of “backups”. But, what is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing from China 101, Sourcing New Suppliers, Supplier Management Tagged With: chinese suppliers, finding chinese suppliers, reserve suppliers

Sourcing from China 101, Part 3: How to Verify a Manufacturer

November 16, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

If you have followed the advice about identifying potential suppliers in part 2, you may have found a few interesting suppliers. The next step is to confirm that they told you the truth and that they are reliable. Even if you place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing from China 101, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: background checks, chinese suppliers, factory visits, finding chinese suppliers, meeting suppliers, supplier background check, verify manufacturer

Sourcing from China 101, Part 2: How to Identify Potential Chinese Suppliers?

November 7, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

Now I am assuming that you have decided to source in China by yourself, but how to identify potential Chinese suppliers who will do a great job? One key point I want to communicate is this: you need to follow a process. You CANNOT browse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing from China 101, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, chinese suppliers, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers, supplier profile

China Supplier Vetting Part 11: Wrapping It Up

September 21, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

This article is a wrap-up of the series of articles that we have published over the past few months, on the topic of the verification & qualification of Chinese suppliers. Here is the list of articles: Background Checks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

China Supplier Vetting Part 10: Pricing, Negotiation, Contracts

July 3, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

This is the 10th part in our China supplier vetting series. We’ll cover requests for quotations, negotiations, and contracts. By now we covered pretty much all sorts of due diligence a paranoid importer might go through! And yet it’s not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

China Supplier Vetting Part 9: In-Depth Due Diligence

May 26, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

If you are about to select one Chinese supplier, and you know you will be tied to them for the foreseeable future, it is in your interest to spend some time and money to vet them. Here are a couple of examples: A company is about to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Supplier Vetting, Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: China, finding chinese suppliers, sourcing suppliers

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Weekly updates for professional importers on better understanding, controlling, and improving manufacturing & supply chain in China.

This is a blog written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005, and his team.

He is the CEO of The Sofeast Group.

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