Safety and Compliance

CHINA INNOVATION ASSESSMENT

13

Aug 2015


Global Sourcing, International trade, Quality Management, Safety and Compliance
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CHINA INNOVATION ASSESSMENT

Good morning from China! Hope you guys all have a great day, despite all the economy hot mess. When talking about China,  some people think that China only manufactures and copies things from others, and when will the innovation take place? Lately, there was an interview talking about the assessment of China innovation done by The Wall Street Journal. Chief of Flex, Mike McNamara and GGV Capital managing partner, Jenny Lee were the interviewees. They have different opinion  about this critic...

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DRONES EXPORT RESTRICTION

04

Aug 2015


Global Sourcing, International trade, Safety and Compliance
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DRONES EXPORT RESTRICTION

New month, new spirit! Well, hello August :) On this August's first article, we will discuss about the drones and high-performance computers export from China. Currently, the Chinese Government is tightening the exports of these 2 products for the national security reason. Let's read the full story!   China is tightening controls on exports of some drones and powerful computers and will require firms to register to ensure they do not “compromise national security,” state media report...

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Best Updates from CSIC

07

Jul 2015


Global Sourcing, Quality Management, Safety and Compliance
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Best Updates from CSIC

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, quali...

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ALERT! Chinese New Year here again

23

Jan 2015


Global Sourcing, International trade, Safety and Compliance
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ALERT! Chinese New Year here again

The Chinese New Year (CNY) is like Christmas, New Years Eve and your own birthday all merged into one major holiday. It’s the time of the year when the factories shut their doors and the workers go back to their hometowns to spend some quality time with their friends and relatives. They eat, drink and wish each other luck for the year ahead. Sounds great! However, for importers the Chinese New Year is not a reason to celebrate. It’s the cause of major delays, frustration and missed deadlines...

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The Chinese Freight Forwarders Scam

16

Jan 2015


Global Sourcing, Logistics, Safety and Compliance, Supplier Assessment
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The Chinese Freight Forwarders Scam

In the last few years we've witnessed a sharp rise in the frauds made by scammers in the freight forwarding industry in China. These frauds are done by small international freight forwarding companies in China with the focus of sea freight shipments - EX China main Sea ports.   These companies often contact importers around the world through targeted E-mail marketing campaigns, Advertisments in B2B websites and other online platforms, and they offer really low rates for sea freight operat...

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Buyers, Beware of E-mail Scams!

18

Dec 2014


Global Sourcing, Safety and Compliance
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Buyers, Beware of E-mail Scams!

E-Mail Scams Rising During the past month, we have again dealt with clients who have been victims of a new type of e-mail scam. Basically, what the scam is about is that someone hacks into the e-mail accounts that are belonged to suppliers in Asia. The hacker sends an e-mail, usually an invoice, through that account and tells that due to new company policies, they are changing bank accounts to a bank in another country, usually somewhere in Europe. In worst cases the client pays the money to ...

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What and Why – Pre Production Inspection

17

Sep 2014


Global Sourcing, Safety and Compliance
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What and Why – Pre Production Inspection

What is PPI - Pre Production Inspection?   The “PPI” or "IPI" (Initial Product Inspection) is completed right before the beginning of the actual mass production. It is done after the identification or evaluation of your vendor. The objective of the inspection is to ensure that your vendor and factory has truly understood your order’s requirements and specifications and that they are well prepared for production. The inspection is completed onsite at the factory or vendor offic...

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5 Whys – Problem Solving Techniques

10

May 2014


Global Sourcing, Quality Control, Quality Management, Safety and Compliance, Supplier Assessment
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5 Whys – Problem Solving Techniques

The 5 Whys is a simple among many of the problem solving techniques that helps you to get to the root of a problem quickly. Made popular in the 1970s by the Toyota Production System, the 5 Whys strategy involves looking at any problem and asking: "Why?" and "What caused this problem?" Very often, the answer to the first "why" will prompt another "why" and the answer to the second "why" will prompt another and so on; hence the name the 5 Whys strategy. Benefits of the 5 Whys include: It h...

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Why to check suppliers for a slave labor?

17

Apr 2014


Global Sourcing, Quality Management, Safety and Compliance, Supplier Assessment
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Why to check suppliers for a slave labor?

Just half of UK manufacturing companies are auditing their first tier suppliers for child workers, slaves and conflict minerals, according to researches. It found fewer – 38 per cent – are auditing tier two vendors on the same criteria; and one in five said they are confident in suppliers’ ethical compliance purely because of personal relationships. The study revealed 80 per cent of UK manufacturers said they were “very confident” their tier one suppliers did not use slave labor,...

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International Trade Priority In Canada

24

Feb 2014


Global Sourcing, Opportunities, Safety and Compliance
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International Trade Priority In Canada

ECONOMIC SANCTIONS Canada imposes economic sanctions against a number of countries pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act and the United Nations Act. In Budget 2014, the federal government has acknowledged that the due diligence requirements under Canada's economic sanctions place a significant burden on the private sector. For example, existing sanctions strictly regulate interactions with designated individuals and entities, whose names are contained in 19 separate lists located on f...

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