Topics: Sourcing
Topics: Sourcing
Topics: Sourcing
Topics: Sourcing
Have you been curious about China’s manufacturing landscape? Or maybe you work directly with Chinese suppliers and would like to better understand how Chinese business works. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of books out there that focus on manufacturing and business in China.
Topics: Sourcing
Topics: Sourcing
I wanted to learn about the processes involved with sourcing in China and the kinds of challenges buyers might face trying to find a quality supplier. To that end, I sat down with Sourcing Specialist Terry Zheng of InTouch for a manufacturing podcast interview where he gave me an insider's view of what it's like to search for a quality supplier in China. The following is a transcript of that interview:
Terry: I have sourced products such as chairs, batteries, cameras, various electronic parts, magnets and so on.
Terry: I’ve done some sourcing for tablets and touch monitors.
Terry: Normally, we will check what the client needs and find the products accordingly. First of all, we will compose an e-mail and make an excel form to summarize all the information we have. We will then search for the suppliers from the Internet, see which suppliers have the required products, and then we will call them and send an e-mail to them to make sure they can make the products. After that, we will see which supplier provides fast feedback and good communication. We will also check the quotation and make sure that the supplier we recommend to the client provides good quality, good price, good communication and fast response. With such information, we can try our best to find a good supplier for our clients.
Terry: Normally, we will look for suppliers from websites such as Alibaba, Global Sources, Made-in-China, and some other local websites.
Terry: I think if you can speak Chinese, it will be much easier for you to get a good price. It will also be much easier to find out if a supplier is actually a ‘fake’ supplier or actually just a trader and not the actual factory. It’s possible to find out if the supplier you are corresponding with is a ‘fake’ supplier, based on the communication in Chinese.
Terry: I think there are three points I need to raise. These may be the most difficult aspects for me when I am sourcing.
The first issue is that some of the companies will give you false information. Perhaps the factory is actually very small, but they will tell you that they are a big factory, and there are many workers in the factory or something like that. However, the information is totally wrong.
The second issue is that they will tell you that they can do everything, but actually they are unable to.
The last issue is that, maybe they will tell you that they can make all the parts themselves, but actually they will just buy the parts from another company or another factory.
Topics: Sourcing
If you've yet to be involved with a factory in China that has abruptly shut its doors for good, then consider yourself lucky. More and more factories in China are shutting their doors. Your factory could close at any time without refunding your order deposit or shipping your goods.
Topics: Sourcing
Why would anyone want to buy through a trading company when they can cut out the middleman? Can’t I save money by going factory direct?
Topics: Sourcing
Topics: Sourcing
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