Por Blake Keller

¿Mucho pensamiento y esfuerzo entra la selección de vendedores, pero cuánto esfuerzo usted pone en seleccionar un abastecedor de la intervención? Muchos clientes potenciales comienzan sus conversaciones con “nosotros han intentado a interventores de los terceros en el pasado…”

¿Ese familiar del sonido? No puedo decirle cómo escoger a una compañía sobre otra. Su industria y necesidades particulares se determinarán quién correcto para usted. Qué puedo hacer, es elasticidad usted un cierto consejo sobre intervenciones en general.

Una intervención de modo general es una evaluación objetiva del producto, de procesos, y/o de sistemas. Más importante, una intervención es una comparación del funcionamiento real a los estándares predeterminados. La nota, por favor el énfasis en estándares predeterminados, y los medios de evaluar a su interventor está clara. Usted debe primero especificar a qué estándares usted desea a su surtidor que se revisará. Siéntase libre invitar a su interventor potencial a qué estándar realizarán una intervención. Lea el resto de “evaluar su abastecedor de la intervención” o fije un comentario

Por Dylan Blankenship

Los “productos o servicios de la etiqueta privada son típicamente ésos fabricados o proporcionados por una compañía para la oferta bajo marca de fábrica de otra compañía.” - Wikipedia. Éste es el nombre del juego para China y para la mayor parte, los productos que usted compra aquí en los Estados Unidos realmente no son fabricados por el nombre en la etiqueta. In some instances most of the big box or clothing stores you frequent have an inventory almost entirely made up of their own products under their own brand or multiple unaffiliated brands. This is not just a game for the big boys, this can be accomplished with the same everyday products under your own company’s label. Welcome to the club, we are about to pull back the curtain to reveal what you need to know in developing your own private labeled line of products.

Take notice that every manufacturer has its own guidelines, requirements and procedures for producing a private label product. Not all manufacturers offer this service or have the capability to laser-etch/carve logos etc. The first step is to source the product you like and then follow-up with the manufacturer opening a dialog about private label opportunities.

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By Marshall Taplits

China has been trying to stem an ever growing trade surplus, manage domestic inflation, move development from the coastal areas to the inland areas and decrease its dependence on heavily polluting industries.

Because of these objectives, manufacturing in China is becoming more expensive as China adds in hidden (and sometimes not so hidden) costs into the sourcing equation. 

Here are the top 4 reasons you can expect costs to continue to rise in 2008:

1. Reduced VAT Refund

When Chinese manufacturers purchase goods domestically for use in manufacturing, they pay a VAT (value added tax). For people in the United States or others who are not familiar with the term VAT, it’s essentially a sales tax. Historically, the Chinese government allowed for generous VAT refunds if the final manufactured product is for export. However, as of July 1, 2007, China has changed its refund formula. Many products have had their VAT refunds completely eliminated and many others have been reduced. Since Chinese factories typically take these VAT rebates into account when calculating profit margins, the reduction or elimination of them is likely to… Read the rest of “4 Reasons Sourcing from China will be More Expensive in 2008″ or post a comment

Sourcing to China can be cost effective, but if something goes wrong, it could have a dramatic effect on your bottom line — and negatively impact customer opinion of your business. Can we trust domestic producers and distributors to control quality with fervor equal to their pursuit of low wages? Cheap labor is the easy part; the quality thing is a much tougher nut to crack.

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By Rebecca A. Morgan

Sourcing to China can be cost effective, but if something goes wrong, it could have a dramatic effect on your bottom line — and negatively impact customer opinion of your business. Can we trust domestic producers and distributors to control quality with fervor equal to their pursuit of low wages? Cheap labor is the easy part; the quality thing is a much tougher nut to crack.A product recall is a very visible and expensive sign of a serious quality problem. The life threatening potential of some problems long ago led American government and producers to develop recall and reverse distribution systems.

For the most part we’ve become good at figuring out which product is at risk, where it went, and executing the recall process with limited harm to life. But lately faith in American product-based businesses has been shaken by the apparent lack of due diligence in assuring low-wage Chinese suppliers meet the same standards as our own. Read the rest of “Is Sourcing in China Safe?” or post a comment