Explanation of how man-days are calculated:

After each man-day based service we have a detailed time report from our auditors as to how long was spent on the service. The time for each auditor is counted like this:

Time from depart house/hotel, to the time returned to house/hotel. The house/hotel in this case should be located in the closest major city center. If the time is 10 hours or less, it’s 1 man-day, 10 to 14 hours it’s 1.5 man-days, 14 to 18 hours it’s 2 man-days.

Remote Locations – If the location is more than 2 hours outside of a major city center, the auditor may need to stay in a hotel the night before the service begins, and the night after the service ends. If he/she does this, we will bill 0.5 man-days per auditor for that night. If you are billed for that night, you are not billed also for the travel time en-route or returning before or after that night, or for any hotel fees related to that stay.

In regard to the nights spent in between service days at the same or nearby factories – if the factory location is more than 1 hour outside of a major city center, then we consider it unreasonable for the auditor to return home in between service days, and therefore he is allowed to stay in a nearby hotel. For that night you will be billed a flat fee of $65 per auditor per night.

Each auditor’s time is billed separately.

Major Cities List:

City, Province

Nanjing, Jiangsu
Shanghai, Shanghai
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Ningbo, Zhejiang
Shenzhen, Guangdong
Guangzhou, Guangdong
Fuzhou, Fujian