China is a hyper-competitive market, where many suppliers over promise and under deliver. They either overstate their size, the number of customers they have, their abilities, or their ability to deliver on time. If the deal sounds to good to be true, it probably is. Fast, cheap and high quality tend to be mutually exclusive…
The annual Chinese New Year holiday (CNY) literally brings China to a standstill for a month as millions of Chinese migrant workers return to their home towns for their annual leave. The impact of CNY is profound as it causes large scale disruption to the supply chain, so proper planning for this event is essential…
Lots of Chinese suppliers use “smoke & mirrors” in that they want you to believe they are the actual manufacturer or that they are much larger than they actually are, when in fact they are a small trading company. It is not uncommon for the signage at the factory to be replaced especially for your visit. …