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Welcome to the CSIC help desk. This is a free service to the China sourcing community made possible thanks in part to our panel of experts who make themselves available to answer your questions. Each week our editors will pick the top questions from the mailbag and present them to the appropriate specialist on our panel of experts for review. Click to learn more information!

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‘Don’t Get Cheap on Design’ Part 9

May 24, 2013 Videos

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Whitwell C. Kelly, Global Sales Director of PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions, talks about not getting cheap on the design of your product.

May 2013 CSIC White Paper. Behind the scenes: buying SD cards & flash/ thumb drives direct from China

May 23, 2013 Uncategorized

Summary

Written by Mike Bellamy, the founder of Shenzhen-based sourcing agency PassageMaker, and support by CISC researchers, this whitepaper is a behind the scenes look at how SD cards and USB flash drives are sold to international buyers. Is designed to give the reader the tools needed to avoid

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‘Keep Your Current Supply Chain’ Part 8

May 22, 2013 Videos

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Whitwell C. Kelly, Global Sales Director of PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions, talks about keeping your current supply chain.

‘Knowing the Chinese Production Calendar’ Part 7

May 20, 2013 Videos

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Whitwell C. Kelly, Global Sales Director of PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions, talks about knowing the Chinese production calendar.

‘Being a Good Customer’ Part 6

May 17, 2013 Videos

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Whitwell C. Kelly, Global Sales Director of PassageMaker Sourcing Solutions, talks about being a good customer

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