Category: Manufacturing

More Thoughts on China Factory Closures

Sep 25, 2017 | Client Import Education, Current Events, Manufacturing, News | 0

China’s factory closures are hot topic. Since this past summer up until now the...

Consistent Time Management and Your China Orders

Feb 19, 2016 | Accountability, China Management, Manufacturing, Production Timing | 0

China orders and sourcing projects seem to have less problems when there’s consistent time...

Signs That Mass Production May Not Go Well

Feb 11, 2016 | China Management, China Manufacturing, Customer Service, Manufacturing, Order Control, Sourcing | 0

Before mass production starts, there may be some telling signs that the project is not going to go...

Equip Your China Factory Sales Contact to be a Better Partner

Nov 30, 2015 | China Management, Manufacturing, Supplier Communication | 4

Your China factory sales contact, the person you communicate with on a daily basis, is an...

Listening to Suppliers: What’s Not Being Said

Aug 26, 2015 | Accountability, China Management, China Manufacturing, Communication, Manufacturing | 2

When China suppliers give advice, it is not always done in a direct and obvious fashion. This is...

Timing Control in China Manufacturing Wrap Up

Jun 17, 2015 | Communication, Manufacturing, Production Timing | 0

In China manufacturing, timing control can make or break an order. In the promotional product...

If the Order is Important…

May 27, 2015 | Back to the Basics, China Management, Communication, Manufacturing | 0

The orders you manufacture in China are important. As they should be. You’ve got money,...

8 Phrases to Eliminate in Your China Sourcing

May 8, 2015 | China Management, China Manufacturing, Communication, Cultural Differences, Manufacturing | 3

Certain phrases plague the importer. These phrases may be typed in an email and frustratedly...

Tighten Up Quote Requests

May 5, 2015 | China Management, China Manufacturing, Communication, Manufacturing | 0

With initial quote requests you send your vendor in China, you set the course for success or for a...

Price Change Shock in China Sourcing

Apr 23, 2015 | Back to the Basics, China Management, China Manufacturing, Communication, Manufacturing | 0

“Suppliers cannot be trusted; they change the price in the middle of the project!” “They quoted the low price and then did the ol’ switcheroo, just to get me in!” These are common laments you may...

About Jacob

For 17 years, I’ve worked in China manufacturing. This blog is about sourcing, RFQ's, order control and logistics. I lived in China from ’01 to ’12 and now on the North Carolina coast. I continue to work in China imports, private label and learning FBA and ecommerce.

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