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• The Black Box Concept [pdf] [html]
• Auditing Suppliers to Reduce Supply Chain Risks [pdf] [html]
• China Sourcing Success Failure Factors [pdf] [html]
• What is VAT and why should I worry about it? [pdf] [html]
• What most sourcing agents and brokers don’t want you to know about middlemen [pdf] [html]
• Best Practices and Pitfalls when Paying Chinese Suppliers – Lessons Learned over 8 years as a China-based purchasing manager [pdf] [html]
• Behind the scenes look at the recent QC recalls [pdf] [html]
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [pdf]
• Tips for attending a trade show in China [pdf] [html]
• Quality Control & Design Security [pdf] [html]
• Intellectual Property Rights – Avoid turning Chinese suppliers into future competitor & prevent US competitors from hijacking the China supply chain you have pioneered [pdf] [html]
• Who Should You Be Doing Business With in China? [pdf] [html]

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