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When Should American Companies Reshore Manufacturing Or Stay In China?

May 16, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

When Should American Companies Reshore Production Or Stay In China?

In recent times it's very common to see stories about American companies scrambling to reshore manufacturing and leave China and the data seems to support this trend of reshoring or finding other locations.  However, I suspect the American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Supply Chain Tagged With: America VS China, chinese suppliers, coronavirus, ppe, reshore, reshore manufacturing, reshoring, reshoring production, usa

Buyers of Masks and other PPE: Are You Exposed to Serious Liability?

April 26, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Buyers of Masks and other PPE: Are You Exposed to Serious Liability?

This is an important warning to all companies that improvised themselves as importers of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. Read this before you get yourself involved in a situation that might cause you serious … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus Tagged With: coronavirus, face masks, medical products, ppe

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

Verifying Certificates for Masks, Gloves, and Other PPE from China

April 10, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

Verifying Certificates for Masks, Gloves, and Other PPE

These days, it seems everybody has jumped on the same 'PPE' bandwagon. In China, hundreds (maybe thousands) of manufacturers have seized this opportunity. Many of them have zero experience in the medical field, or in any regulated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Quality Control Tips Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, face masks, importing from china, importing ppe, ppe

9 Reasons Why You Can’t Buy Face Masks with Low Risk in China

April 5, 2020 by Renaud Anjoran

9 Reasons Why You Can't Buy Face Masks with Low Risk in China

The Western world is scrambling to buy face masks and other PPE materials. And all the conditions are met for highly expensive mistakes. If I could ring the proverbial alarm bell, this article is my way to do that. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, face masks, ppe, quality control, sourcing from china


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