Category: Vendor Relations
Don’t Let These Reasons Cause You to Drop a Good Supplier
Don’t drop a good supplier over trivial reasons. Buyers, from the novice to the experienced,...
Keep in Mind When Dealing with Vendors…
Keep in mind in dealing with vendors… I’m not their only customer. I’m not their biggest...
5 Important Habits When Working with Overseas Suppliers
Importers that gain traction and succeed when dealing with overseas suppliers, tend to develop the...
Sorting Out Mass Production Errors
Having to sort out mass production errors is not a place any buyer wants to find themselves. But...
Responsibility and Mass Production Mistakes
Production mistakes cut a project to the quick. Not only is the actual product now “not...
Getting Production Photos From Your Supplier
In China sourcing and manufacturing, has anyone ever had problems getting good production photos...
Supplier Response and Needed Guidance
A supplier response to a buyer that’s waiting for an update, is like a cup of water to a man...
Stand Out From Other Buyers in Your China Sourcing
You know your supplier has other buyers, right? It’s true that the squeaky wheel gets the...
Establishing a Potential China Supplier’s Interest
A misconception seems to be that if the supplier is operative, has a website, an Alibaba page,...
Changing a Spec in your China Project? What Else Changes?
In a China project, if you change 1 spec during the inquiry and sampling phase, is it a safe...
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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