Do you Source Product Like Your Brand or Customers are Watching?
When you source products from overseas factories, do you operate differently than how you normally...
Feb 20, 2019 | China Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Sourcing | 0
When you source products from overseas factories, do you operate differently than how you normally...
Feb 13, 2019 | Buyer Perception, Factory Sales Contact, Manufacturing, Sourcing | 0
In working with overseas vendors, buyers tend to fall off one side of the horse. They err too far...
Feb 8, 2019 | China Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Sourcing | 0
Working with smaller factories in China comes with it’s own unique set of risks. Processes...
Dec 21, 2018 | Manufacturing, Order Control, Order Process, Sourcing | 0
Great importers consistently do the same things in their projects. Offshore projects that crumble...
Dec 13, 2018 | Manufacturing, Order Control, Private Label | 0
Here are some ways to customize your private label item for less. Less what? Less development,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For 18 years, I’ve worked in China manufacturing. This blog is to help new buyers or seasoned importers better understand overseas suppliers, their culture, the manufacturing processes and logistics. I lived in China from '01 to '12 and now on the Carolina coast. I own and operate JLmade.
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