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China supplier vetting part 10: Pricing, negotiation, contracts

July 21, 2017 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

By Renaud Anjoran This is the 10th part in our China supplier vetting series. We’ll cover requests for quotations, negotiations, and contracts.

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China supplier vetting part 9: In-depth due diligence

July 10, 2017 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

By Renaud Anjoran If you are about to select one Chinese supplier, and you know you will be tied to them for the foreseeable future, it is in your interest to spend some time and money to vet them.

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6 crucial steps for sourcing a good factory in China

July 5, 2017 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

6 crucial steps for sourcing a good factory in China

By Adam Gilbourne In our previous article, we identified the top 3 mistakes to avoid when selecting a manufacturer in China. Mistakes generally occur because importers make decisions based on their emotions and how a salesperson made them ‘feel’, rather than tangible evidence of a factory’s quality, export experience, production capacity, internal quality control systems, documentation etc.

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China supplier vetting part 8: Factory testing facilities

June 12, 2017 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

China supplier vetting part 8: Factory testing facilities

By Renaud Anjoran If you have conducted inspections at your suppliers’ facilities in China, you have probably found that many of the testing equipment necessary to check your product’s quality is not available on site.

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China supplier vetting part 7: Factory process & system audit

May 3, 2017 by Gabe Chan Leave a Comment

By Renaud Anjoran In a previous article I described why and how a factory’s quality system can be audited. However, if you want to confirm a factory’s reliability with high certainly, you might have to dig deeper.

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