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 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 the last post, I talked about the advantages and disadvantages of working with a China manufacturing agent and what kind of organizations may benefit from it. If you didn’t read that post, I strongly suggest you read it first. This post will make more sense after you read it. Here …
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: 3.5 minutes. This is part two of this mini-series. In the first part, I talked about some of the issues you must know when you implement the China direct sourcing strategy. If you missed the first China direct sourcing strategy post, I encourage you to read it here. Problem-solving – Are you …
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Read time: 3 minutes. This is part one of a two post mini-series about the 5 issues you must know about the China direct sourcing strategy. Managing your supply chain in China buying directly from your factory has many advantages and potentially can improve your bottom line significantly. But it may also present some challenges …
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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 …