Outsourcing supply chain management to China? Watch out for these 7 things If you are planning to build a team to manage your supply chain, it’s critical that this team contains the right skill sets to effective coordinate Chinese suppliers and execute a global supply chain. Regardless if you buy 1 USD or 100 Million […]
Time to compare your options for manufacturing in China When it comes to manufacturing in China there are a number of options for companies to choose from such as registering a WFOE, dealing with a sourcing agent or partnering with a contract manufacturer. Finding the right manufacturing solution for your company and its specific needs […]
Finding trustworthy China supply chain partners Sadly, in China, placing the purchase order to a factory is the start, not the end, of the vendor coordination process. Unlike back home where you place an order to a domestic supplier and the supplier does the heavy lifting to ensure the shipment arrives on time at the […]
If you care about safe payments, price, quality and lead time, you must be proactive and ensure that you have the right team in place to oversee the supply chain and coordinate the vendors. But how to build and manage a team? What tasks could this team perform? Where should this team be based? And […]
Tips to make the RMB work in your favor when buying from China When I starting doing business in China 20 years ago, the RMB (also known as Chinese Yuan or CNY) was pegged to the USD at 8.26. While some foreign governments considered it predatory exchange rate manipulation, as an international buyer, I like […]
Manufacturing in China from my perspective During my 20 years living in Asia, I’ve owned or operated a number of different business entities in China, ranging from manufacturing WFOE’s to US-China joint ventures to trading companies to buying offices. I’ve also dealt with agents, factories and service providers of every variety imaginable, from professional companies to […]
Comparing manufacturing in China vs USA During my 20 years living in Asia, I’ve owned a number of different business entities in greater China, ranging from China WFOE’s to HK holding companies to virtual offices. In some cases the teams were set up to sell to China and in other cases we were buying from […]
Warranty Issues and Quality Systems An importer of notebook computers and tablets writes in to get some advice on quality systems and warranty issues when buying from China. I am currently importing from China and I am very interested in all that you have been teaching over at www.ChinaSourcingAcademy.com , now I would like to […]
VAT Rebate in China Below is a typical discussions that happens when prospective clients contact PassageMaker for help clarifying the VAT rebates in hopes of negotiating a better price from their suppliers. It starts with a simple question like “what is the VAT rebate rate in China on the products I am purchasing” but quickly […]
Product Safety in China: Is My Product Safe? Physical SafetyOK When people ask “is my product safe?” most of the time they are asking the question because they want to make sure the product won’t hurt anybody and to be sure they are not at risk of a lawsuit. We could call this “design […]
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