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다량 생각 및 노력은 납품업자의 선택으로 들어가는가, 그러나 얼마 노력을 당신은 감사 공급자 선정으로 끼워넣는가? 많은 잠재 고객은 "우리로 시작한다 그들의 대화를 재판했다 과거에는 제삼자 감사를…"

저 소리 친구는? 나는 또 다른 한개에 1명의 회사를 쑤시는 방법 당신에게 말할 수 없다. 당신을 위해 맞은 누구가 지 당신의 특정한 기업 및 필요는 결정할 것이다. 나가 좋은 무엇을 해, 일반적으로 탄력성 당신 감사에 관하여 조언이다.

감사는 개괄적인말로 제품, 과정, 그리고/또한 체계의 객관적인 평가이다. 가장 중요하게, 감사는 미리 결정한 기준에 실제 성능의 비교이다. 주, 강조, 및 당신의 감사를 평가하는 미리 결정한 기준에 방법은 명확하다. 당신은에 무슨 기준이라고 지정해야 당신이 감사될 당신의 공급자를 원하는 첫째로 한다. 느낌은 무슨 기준에 요구하기 위하여 그들이 감사를 실행할 당신의 잠재적인 감사를 해방한다. "당신의 감사 공급자" 평가의 나머지를 읽거나 코멘트를 배치하십시오

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"개인 상표 제품 또는 서비스는이다 전형적으로 다른 회사의 상표의 밑에 제안을 1명의 회사가 제조하거나 제공한 그들." - Wikipedia. 이것은 중국을 위한 게임의 이름이고 대부분에, 당신이 미국에서 여기에서 사는 제품은 상표에 이름에 의해 진짜로 제조되지 않는다. 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