In my blogs and video tutorials (here and here) I explain that the placement of the Purchase Order is the beginning, not the end, of the sourcing project. Because many factories, even large professional manufacturers in China, lack basis project management skills, in many cases the buy side ends up …
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Last week I shared some pictures of “MFC” , the ballsy Chinese outfit to knock off both KFC and McDonald’s at the same time!
I’ve got another picture of another knock off retailer to share this week. And like last week, the picture is taken at a distance as the staff …
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Back in March I wrote a blog post about the state of intellectual property protection in China and referenced the movie “Coming to America” where McDonald’s is knocked off by “McDowell’s”.
While traveling in China, I recently came across “MFC” which is a knock off of both KFC and McDonald’s!
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Case study on the dangers of hidden outsourcing by Chinese suppliers.
This is a real case but some details have been changed to protect identities of buyer and factory.
Earlier this year I was brought in on a project to support a buyer who received from their supplier in China toys …
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In my blog post “Too small to go factory direct?” I explain that the hard reality is that not all buyers have large enough orders to build a successful buying experience with a China factory. That article also helps buyers evaluate if they are small or not.
At the recent Global …
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