5 More Important Supplier Reminders
Important supplier reminders save a world of headache. The majority of China projects that take a turn for the worst, if you trace the origin of the problem, it's generally because of a basic point. When a buyer exclaims a supplier "should know this" and "it's their job to know that", that's irrelevant once you're faced with manufacturing or timing issues. ...
5 Basic Things to Remind Your Supplier
Coming off the Chinese New Year lull, I thought it time for some refreshers on supplier reminders. Here are 5 reminders now and 5 for the next post, to keep in front of your supplier and...not to mention YOUR OWN flow chart and sticky-note bulletin....
Quote & Order Monitoring Around China Holiday Season
Around the Lunar New Year holiday, tis the season for uncertainty and large margins of error when it comes to your China sourcing projects. Any time of the year, you need to double-check your quotes, right? Any time of the year, orders require control, right? Even more so during this holiday season....
Timing Before and After the Chinese New Year
This time of year, post Christmas holiday and prior to the Chinese New Year holiday, morphs into a giant blob. For some importers, it can be an inefficient and frustrating time. Here are some reminders on timing during this time period and what to look out for. This applies to both before and after the Chinese Holiday....
Pithy Year-End China Importing Reminders
As 2016 is right around the corner, here are some year-end China importing reminders. Keep these tips at the forefront of your thinking during your sourcing and manufacturing endeavors....
Holidays, China Mass Production Scheduling and….Quality?
It's that time of year again for the Holiday Season in the Western world. The question is; does the holiday season affect your China mass production scheduling?
And it only affects mass production scheduling...not quality, right?...
8 Chinese New Year Resolutions
If you frequently source and import from China, here are 8 Chinese New Year Resolutions to consider.
In the spirit of the season......