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9 Things Small Importers Can’t Negotiate With Chinese & SE Asian Suppliers [Podcast]

April 30, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

9 Things Small Importers Can’t Negotiate With Chinese & SE Asian Suppliers [Podcast]

In This Episode... Renaud is joined by Adrian for a conversation about some of the things that smaller companies who are getting products manufactured abroad either cannot or will have great difficulty negotiating with suppliers in China, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supplier Management Tagged With: chinese suppliers, negotiating with suppliers, podcast, small buyers, vietnamese suppliers

Exploring Manufacturing and New Product Development in Vietnam [Podcast]

March 19, 2021 by Adrian Leighton

Exploring Manufacturing and New Product Development in Vietnam [Podcast]

Vietnam continues to be a popular alternative to China for today's importers. Let's explore it... Renaud interviews Simon Caballero, a Hanoi-based purchasing manager and expert on manufacturing in Vietnam, to discuss the manufacturing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Vietnam Tagged With: finding vietnamese suppliers, podcast, Sourcing, vietnam, vietnam manufacturing, vietnamese suppliers

Does the Future of Vietnam Manufacturing Depend on Taiwan?

October 23, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

I talked with a client who was working in a Taiwanese factory established in Guangdong in the early 1990s. It had been set up recently — production was previously done in Taiwan. Their facility was making products that require metal, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: taiwan, taiwanese suppliers, vietnam, vietnam manufacturing, vietnamese suppliers

Transferring Production from China to Vietnam to Avoid Tariffs

October 4, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

Many companies US importers from China have seen margins annihilated. It's logical to look at transferring production from China to places like Vietnam. I am writing this from Vietnam, where the tariffs imposed by the Trump … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Tagged With: transferring production from China, vietnam, vietnam manufacturing, vietnamese suppliers

Overview of the Vietnam Manufacturing Sector

February 24, 2014 by Renaud Anjoran

Vietnam Factory

Our marketing assistant Maria has done research on the Vietnam manufacturing sector: the top export industries, the trends, the labor costs, and logistics. Here is her article. Textile and Clothing – top sector no more? Out of all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sourcing New Suppliers Tagged With: vietnam, vietnam manufacturing, vietnam production data, vietnamese suppliers


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