Doing business in China 101: FAQs to help you succeed faster - PART FIVE - SOURCING FROM CHINA
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PART FIVE -?SOURCING FROM CHINA
What is the best way to source from China and Southeast Asia???
There are quite a few large suppliers matching portal like Alibaba.com, but if you are not already familiar with how Chinese suppliers work, you may get confused by the sheer number of choices on such portals. Some of those listed are not genuine suppliers but middlemen, and in the worst cases, information on an individual supplier’s profile is fake. What you can do is combine a desk research for a raw list with phone calls to shortlist suppliers, to verify their ability to supply what you want, and to ensure that they have all the necessary certificates you require such as ISO14000 etc.?
Here is e some advice on how to find the right supplier in China.?
Ideally, you should consider assessing feasibility for Asian manufacturing before going head with the sourcing process. Such assessment enables you to go through a set of technical and commercial evaluations and identify the best sustainable solution for getting your products made with optimal cost reduction and logistic efficiency.
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Is it necessary for us to visit the factory and check the quality before the shipment?
Regardless of nice photos of factories or well-presented websites, it is still difficult to assess a particular factory's actual production capability. Factory Auditing is an essential step to build your supply chain as it enables you to understand the realities of the factory from production and quality control to management and operations. Once production schedules are agreed, a pre-shipment inspection and quality control is an effective way to assure quality and avoid supply chain disruptions further down the line.
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