Three and a Half Kinds of Factories: Chinese factory profiles
There is a great article on the Silk Road International blog entitled “Three and a Half Kinds of Factories.” Purely Domestic. “Working with these factories can be both very rewarding and very...
View ArticleImport Nightmares – Readers share their experiences when things go wrong
As any experienced importer can tell you, the logistics of transporting large quantities of product internationally across oceans, local borders and even more so through national customs, involves...
View ArticleSourcing Phase: Finding the right supplier to manufacture your products in Asia.
I am starting to get in the habit of re-posting (or at least parts of) my emails to customers / potential customers as I find I am repeating myself regularly. Though the recipient varies, the questions...
View ArticleBuying from China – The customer is NOT always right.
Having been both involved in the past with furniture sourcing and buying, and more recently operating a retail furniture store and factory (where I now must sell to those same types of furniture...
View ArticleLittle white lies in business relationships (or how to have a headache in 60...
The following is the first in series of posts chronicling and at times ranting about , some of the (often frustrating) experiences we encountered working with some local Chinese partners. While a...
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