How to Prevent Quality Degradation during China Sourcing?

Quality degradation is a supplier’s behavior of progressively degrading the quality of the products to earn more profits, at beginning, it’s not easy to be noticed; but when later on a significant quality degradation is found by the buyer, disputes may arise between the buyer and the supplier, which can ultimately lead to termination of agreements.

Why does quality degradation occur?

The most imp...

3 Main Traps to Avoid for China Industrial Sourcing

China industrial sourcing has many challenges. Most of them are a result of the Chinese business environment and the fast pace of the country.

But some problems are self-inflicted by buyers and are not related to suppliers. The three main traps I have seen buyers fall into are:

Buyer improvises a project and launches ill-prepared sourcing missions because they cannot secure the right expertise;

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Why You Cannot Find a Factory to Manufacture Your Products i

We hear it all the time from importers sourcing from China, “I can’t find a factory to manufacture my products!”  This is especially so when the product you are seeking to source is unusual: you will not have any difficulty finding factories for white T-shirts or running shoes, this only is a challenge if you are trying to source from China a rare or unique product, something your competitors don’t know about or don’t have yet.  Which, of course, is what...

Why a Sourcing Agent is Better Than Trading Company

If you are wondering why a sourcing agent is better than trading company, well there are many reasons, but what it all comes down to is that a sourcing agent will act on your behalf and handle all the outsourcing activities so you don’t have to. Rather than spend all of your time doing these things, the agent can do it for you, saving your business time and money.

Benefits

If you’re going to do business in China, a sourcing agent is a necessity since the quality control...

Price Negotiation with Chinese Suppliers

The whole point with importing from China is the cost advantage. It’s cheaper than buying from West and certain products simply cannot be found outside of China. While China is slowly losing its position as a the world low cost factory, importers still have a price focus and negotiation is part of the process. The Chinese love to bargain, it’s part of their culture and even expected in many situations. However, there are plenty of misconceptions and mistakes made my importers - esp...