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21 assumptions to avoid when buying from Chinese suppliers

August 16, 2019 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

21 assumptions to avoid when buying from Chinese suppliers

By Renaud Anjoran Many buyers tend to make assumptions that are seldom valid in China, and it can be quite dangerous.

Filed Under: Evaluating Suppliers Tagged With: buying from Chinese suppliers, commercial negotiations, development of new product, how to source from China, new product, supplier vetting

Cultivate a curious spirit and ask questions

June 24, 2019 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

Cultivate a curious spirit and ask questions

By Jacob Yount Ask questions Cultivate a curious spirit. This should be something you require from yourself. Before you have any meeting, answer any email, respond to any brief…. Formulate questions. Think of things that need asking in order to make whatever business transaction you’re doing…a success. Let’s put business aside for a second and […]

Filed Under: Evaluating Suppliers, Strategy Tagged With: ask questions, importing from China, sourcing from China, supplier communication, supplier evaluation, talking to suppliers

Benefits of visiting your Chinese supplier’s manufacturing premises

June 21, 2019 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

Benefits of visiting your Chinese supplier’s manufacturing premises

By Tony Kumar E-commerce for a lot of us has been totally life changing and hopefully never taken for granted. But at times the human element totally goes missing and disappears in the e-commerce space. We sometimes get so immersed in our little E-com businesses and start thinking this is how business is done in […]

Filed Under: Evaluating Suppliers, Quality, Strategy Tagged With: evaluating Chinese suppliers, factory inspection, factory visit, visiting a China factory

How to verify a supplier in China

May 13, 2019 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

How to verify a supplier in China

By Manuel Becvar Three proven ways to verify a supplier in China

Filed Under: Evaluating Suppliers Tagged With: how to choose a supplier in China, how to verify a supplier in China, supplier evaluation, supplier verification

Risks in working with smaller factories in China

April 26, 2019 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

Risks in working with smaller factories in China

By Jacob Yount Working with smaller factories in China comes with it’s own unique set of risks.

Filed Under: Evaluating Suppliers, Strategy Tagged With: choosing a China supplier, vetting suppliers, working with smaller factories

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