In this post, I will talk about 5 important advantages China direct sourcing can give you. Before I start let me just say that working with trading companies or importers in your home country has its advantages and for some companies, this is the way to go. China direct sourcing has 5 advantages that will …
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Read time: 3.5 minutes. In this post, I will talk about what your organization must be able to do before you start importing from China. Importing from China allows companies to take advantage of the (still) relatively lower price points, high capacity and the robust infrastructure China offers. When comparing to other countries in the …
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Read time: 3 minutes. In this post I am going to talk about one of the most important parts of your China buying agent responsibilities, is the one thing they never talk about. Different companies use different ways working with their China buying agent. If you are new to working with buying agents or not …
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In the last post, I was talking about some of the differences between Chinese team building as the team manager and Chinese team building when you are not. Many China business services professionals find themselves in situations where they work with teams who work for suppliers of their customers. As an outside project manager, these …
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Read time: 3 minutes Chinese team building, just like any other team building, is a lot easier when you have the sole discretion making decisions about rewarding, penalizing and terminating the team members. When you are the head of a company or a division, employees are clear about your ability to determine their future in …
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In part one of this mini-series about quality control services in China provided by small QC teams, I talked about a meeting I had with a large and reputable engineering company based in the US about their search for a provider of quality control services in China. I talked about how they shared with me …
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Read time: 3 minutes. In this post I am going to talk about the most important questions you must ask you sourcing agent in China, before you hire them so that you can tell whether they are the right sourcing agent for you. In a previous post, I talked about 3 types of agents and …
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Read time: 3 minutes. In this post, I am going to talk about what is an infrastructure provider, how it should (or shouldn’t) fit in your small Chinese team building plans and help you cope with some of the challenges of doing business in China. This post is part 6 of a series of posts about …
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Read time: 2.5 minutes In this post, I will talk about the best 3 ways to do Chinese team building. These are the best ways to build your own team in China and gain better control over your production. If your operation costs and the amount of time you and your people spend in China is …
Read time: 3 minutes. This is part two of this series. If you didn’t read part 1, I encourage you to read it here. This part will make more sense after you read it. In this part, I will talk about some of the benefits of opening a company in China. Most people doing business …