China continues to be the factory of the world, but it updates its production model.
New changes appear on scene at the world’s biggest manufacturing hub.
If we talk about the “factory of the world”, we are undoubtedly talking about China....
Reasons why it is difficult to purchase or produce in small quantities in China.
Many companies, business men and entrepreneurs want to produce or buy their product in China, but that is not always the best option.
There are three important...
Is low cost of labor the only variable that fashion companies have to be competitive?
Of course not.
There are other very important variables that companies must identify in order to work on them, so as to apply improvements that will...
How we manage purchases and production in China.
China presents itself as an excellent opportunity when it comes to manufacturing or buying our product.
The total scale of production in China and the huge number of Chinese products and suppliers mean...
Why do Chinese providers often make a wrong estimate?
Thanks to your experience producing or importing products from China, you know it’s quite common for estimates to be handled inaccurately.
There are a few perhaps vary basic reasons –and very...
Control and assessment of providers and their factories
After attending the Canton Fair and having contacted a provider whose analysis was positive –including his affirmative answer to the original question “You own a factory, right?”—we arranged a meeting.
In effect, we...
Countless times, in market fairs and meetings with providers, we have heard the following question from the western buyer to the Chinese vendor:
Do you own a factory?
Or a similar question but expressed with “a sense of need”, not to...
Natural Textile Fibers
In the last few months, I have received several questions through the blog regarding natural textile fibers. Evidently, from the perspective of fashion consumers...
