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BY RENAUD ANJORAN There have been a couple of interesting articles about future trends in China manufacturing. Dan Harris on the China Law Blog pointed to a well-researched WSJ article (How China Is Changing Its Manufacturing Strategy — It hopes to keep low-cost factories…

BY RENAUD ANJORAN Over the years I have given a lot of advice on this blog to help importers save costs on quality control inspections. It seems to be a topic of high interest to many buyers. There is a funny thing…

How can we lower costs, while maintaining the highest standards of quality inspections? SynControl’s new presentation: “22 Ways To Cut Costs On Your Quality Inspections” uncovers these cost savings, and is applicable to all kinds of manufacturers, from garments to…

BY RENAUD ANJORAN Over the past few months, on the SynControl blog, I have written articles about what differs from one product category to the next. I’ll list them below and summarize what is really specific about each industry vertical when…

BY RENAUD ANJORAN Many importers work in one or two product categories. They buy 80% of their volume from 1-4 manufacturers. And many of them make the same mistake: they don’t try to improve their CURRENT suppliers. Instead, they spend time…

BY RENAUD ANJORAN Performing a quality inspection prior to a shipment is like a filter. It won’t catch 100% of the problems 100% of the time. But it should catch the BIG problems over 90% of the time. More and more…

BY RENAUD ANJORAN Do you find yourself with some time on your hands, when your Chinese suppliers are enjoying their New Year holiday? Why not take advantage of it and do some work that will be important to your company’s success?…