Hey guys!

Founded in 2010, the China Sourcing Information Center (CSIC) is a not-for-profit organization that exists to educate, develop and advance the China sourcing profession.

The CSIC publishes great content each month targeted to buyers who want to learn how to safely source in China. During the previous months, the best updates from CSIC include crash courses about sourcing in China. This means 9 videos about finding suppliers, safe sourcing, project management, quality assurance and so on.

Check these out!

Crash Course: Video 1. How to find suppliers in China

With over 20 years experience in the sourcing field, Mike shares his knowledge and expertise in identifying suitable suppliers in China.

Crash Course: Video 2. How to verify and evaluate suppliers in China

Next, you need to verify the legitimacy, product experience and quality control process of the supplier. This video provides useful advice on what and how suppliers should be evaluated.

Crash Course: Video 3. How to negotiate with Chinese suppliers

In this video buyers will become familiar with the negotiations approach that Mike recommends. It is all based on his many years of experience.

Crash Course: Video 4. Project Management & Quality Control

When the selection is done, it is time to manage the project and the quality control aspects of sourcing. This happens to be a common weakness amongst Chinese suppliers. This video contains a lot of useful information and advice to ensure everything goes smoothly throughout the entire process.

Crash Course: Video 5. How to protect Intellectual Property

Mike says that the majority of suppliers are a pleasure to deal with, but it is best to protect yourself by following some basic protocols which will help you avoid losing control of your intellectual property.

Here I introduced the first five videos… Check out the rest from chinasourcinginfo.org

What about you: Have you found some interesting videos lately?

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