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My First Inspection

29

Sep 2014


Global Sourcing, Quality Management
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My First Inspection

Today I am going to tell you about my first eye-opening inspection in China. To tell you shortly about my background, I come from a business school in Finland and currently doing my internship in China. My previous job experience includes mainly positions in the retail and insurance sector. Now, I am responsible of marketing, and basically all the consulting services we do for international trade are a completely new field for me, which makes this all super interesting.   There are a lot...

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The Chinese “Chabuduo” Attitude

23

Sep 2014


Global Sourcing, International trade, Quality Control
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The Chinese “Chabuduo” Attitude

When you are doing business with Chinese people, it is highly recommended to learn about the cultural differences in order to be successful and prevent mistakes and problems with Chinese suppliers. Sometimes Chinese words and expressions are a good guide towards some of these cultural differences. In particular, when a word or phrase is complex to translate, it often means there is a cultural difference involved.   A good example of these words is the expression Chà bu duō  (差不多...

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Making the water cleaner

12

Sep 2014


Quality Control
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Making the water cleaner

Chinese and US students join hands to setup new platform for quality awareness   University students from the United States and  Chinese business schools have established a crowd-sourcing platform to help people in China learn more about the quality of the water that they use every day.   The Web portal, called MyH2O (myh2o.org), is one of the first online crowdsourcing platforms in China. The portal aims to promote risk awareness, citizen activism and governmental respons...

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Quality derives from education

05

Sep 2014


Opportunities, Quality Management
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Quality derives from education

Big initiative on vocational training is to upgrade China’s economy   Shenyang in China's industrial northeast, dominated by heavy industry and leviathan state-owned enterprises, may seem an unlikely model for the modernization of the country's economy. Still, the capital of Liaoning province is seen as a leader in vocational training. It has had a long tradition in turning out the skills that industry needs and in 2010 was designated as one of 10 vocational training pilot areas. Th...

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The importance of Quality Control

24

Jul 2014


Global Sourcing, Quality Control
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The importance of Quality Control

Quality control is essential to build a successful business. One that delivers products that meet or exceed customers’ expectations. It also forms the basis of an efficient business that minimizes waste and operates at high levels of productivity. A quality control system based on a recognized standard provides a strong foundation for achieving a wide range of marketing and operational benefits. Competitiveness The ability to offer customers quality products provides a strong co...

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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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