Tag: supplier understanding
Streamline Important Specifications in Your Supplier Communication
Feb 28, 2019 | Back to the Basics, Client Import Education, Order Control | 0
When you, the importer, send important specifications to your overseas suppliers, avoid being...
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...
Treat Your Vendors as you Want to be Treated
Dec 24, 2018 | Life Management, Supplier Communication, Thoughts on Business, Vendor Relations | 0
I felt this was a seasonal post. Around the Christmas season, we endeavor to think the best of...
Don’t Let These Reasons Cause You to Drop a Good Supplier
Jul 25, 2018 | RFQ, Supplier Communication, Vendor Relations | 0
Don’t drop a good supplier over trivial reasons. Buyers, from the novice to the experienced,...
Keep in Mind When Dealing with Vendors…
Jun 5, 2018 | Communication, Supplier Communication, Vendor Relations | 0
Keep in mind in dealing with vendors… I’m not their only customer. I’m not their biggest...
Specifications Need Explanation
Sep 12, 2017 | RFQ, Sourcing, Supplier Communication | 0
Imagine you’re in the China factory that you want to order from. Chinese factory,...
5 More Important Supplier Reminders
Feb 13, 2017 | Back to the Basics, China Management, Supplier Communication | 0
Important supplier reminders save a world of headache. The majority of China projects that take a...
5 Basic Things to Remind Your Supplier
Feb 7, 2017 | Back to the Basics, China Management, Supplier Communication | 0
Coming off the Chinese New Year lull, I thought it time for some refreshers on supplier reminders....
Things to Keep in Mind About Your China Supplier
Dec 6, 2016 | Cultural Differences | 0
Perhaps if you kept a few things in mind about your China supplier it would add perspective to the...
Getting in Front of Problems
Dec 2, 2016 | Client Import Education, Communication, Cultural Differences | 0
In China sourcing, a chunk of miscommunication and mass production messes are because of failure...

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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