Tag: China manufacturing
Do you Source Product Like Your Brand or Customers are Watching?
Feb 20, 2019 | China Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Sourcing | 0
When you source products from overseas factories, do you operate differently than how you normally...
Working with Overseas Vendors: A Balance of Professional Courtesy
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...
Risks in Working with Smaller Factories in China
Feb 8, 2019 | China Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Sourcing | 0
Working with smaller factories in China comes with it’s own unique set of risks. Processes...
Inner Workings of a Small Production Facility in China
Jan 30, 2019 | China Life, China Manufacturing, Factory Sales Contact | 0
The dynamics of a small production facility in China would make fascinating reality TV. This is...
A Few Ways Problems Creep into an Overseas Manufacturing Order
Jan 21, 2019 | China Manufacturing, Order Control, Sourcing | 0
Everything appears to be in order. The supplier seems cooperative and sent over the quotation just...
A Few Reminders for During and After the Chinese New Year Holiday
Jan 13, 2019 | China Life, China Manufacturing, Factory Sales Contact, Production Timing | 0
It’s not the Chinese New Year quite yet. But chances are, your active sourcing and...
6 Points of Contention in Overseas Manufacturing for Smaller Buyers
Jan 9, 2019 | Buyer Perception, Order Process, Small Business, Sourcing | 0
In your China and overseas manufacturing, there are certain aspects that you have to contend with....
Sometimes Buyer and Supplier Just Talk Past One Another
Dec 19, 2018 | Buyer Perception, Communication, Supplier Communication | 0
Many manufacturing problems tend to be because both the buyer and the supplier talk past one...
5 Things to Check Early in the Sourcing Process
Dec 17, 2018 | China Manufacturing, Order Control, Sourcing | 0
As we’re rounding out 2018 and about to enter 2019 here’s a batch of “things to...
Lack of Knowledge Leads to False Quality Expectations
Dec 5, 2018 | Buyer Perception, China Manufacturing, Order Control | 0
Importers and would-be-buyers tend to enter a project in default mode. Here’s the default...
About Jacob
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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