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....
Things to Keep in Mind About Your China Supplier
Perhaps if you kept a few things in mind about your China supplier it would add perspective to the entire sourcing process? You may get frustrated a little less. A buyer may remember to add on a few extra sentences to descriptions. The eager importer will recall different world views and then approach projects and problems differently....
Getting in Front of Problems
In China sourcing, a chunk of miscommunication and mass production messes are because of failure to get in front of problems. Suppliers are bashful to admit in advance why something may take a turn for the worse. Buyers won't acknowledge failure and in order to CYA or money, they push issues off onto the supplier. Whatever the reason, being able to recognize potential problems and cut them off at the pass, will save a world of hurt. ...
Good Buyer Discipline in Importing
Success in China sourcing doesn't happen in a vacuum but comes from good discipline. Consistent habits stack on top of each other like building blocks, forming an experienced buyer. Shoot, besides China sourcing, this whole discipline concept works in many walks of life....
Supplier Communication: Look For and Give Relevant Detail
By focusing on relevant detail in your supplier communication you avoid time waste, misunderstanding and even incorrect mass production. In offshore manufacturing, nothing is to be taken for granted. Nothing? Nothing. For each phase, consider "what relevant detail needs to be put forward."...
More Considerations on Importing Promo Products
The majority of promo product orders are smaller runs (200 pens, 500 ball caps, etc). These are purchased from onshore stock or local factories. China or offshore manufacturing comes into play with extensive customization and increased quantities. Once buyers go offshore, they realize their expectations and demands aren't necessarily upheld or even understood by the vendors. Let's talk the change of mindset that's necessary for sourcing promo products offshore. ...
Responsibility and Mass Production Mistakes
Production mistakes cut a project to the quick. Not only is the actual product now "not right" but there's other aspects to sort out. Handling it all cross-culturally and from abroad makes it all the more touchy....
Efficient Overseas Sourcing: Antidote For Poor Mind Reading
In your overseas sourcing, you may discover that a large portion of your suppliers suffer from poor mind reading capabilities....
Importer or Team Leader
When you source, manufacture and buy from an offshore supplier, are you simply an importer doing a task or will it be more advantageous to view yourself as a team leader? ...
In China Sourcing & Order Control, A Follow-Up Can Be…
During your China project and order control, systematic contact with your supplier, brings a world of results. Right importing from China (or any developing nation) is proactive and calculates possible scenarios. ...
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 in a desert....
Establishing a Potential China Supplier’s Interest
A misconception seems to be that if the supplier is operative, has a website, an Alibaba page, then by default they must be interested in all inquiries. Learning to gauge a potential China supplier's interest will help you save time and headache in your initial RFQ stages....
Guiding Your China Supplier’s Focus
In China sourcing, proper project and order control is more than sending batch information to your supplier and expecting them to figure it all out. They may figure out something entirely different than you intended. This is where, YOU, guiding your China supplier's focus comes in to play....
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