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procurAsia acts as its clients sourcing and procurement office in China and performs all the necessary tasks to properly and safely identify and pre-qualify Chinese suppliers. These sourcing activities require a strong knowledge of the industrial environment and context in China, and a process adapted to it.
In this page, you will find stories giving a first hand taste of these sourcing activities: |
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China Stacker Crane Industry
Three years ago, we could not find any decent Chinese supplier of Stacker Crane for automated warehouses. In 2010, we have found several serious manufacturers of cranes that can be used in AS/RS systems. |
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Commercial and Professional Refrigerator Industry
We have found good suppliers of professional and commercial refrigerators and coolers: floor showcases for retail industry, professional kitchen fridges and refrigerators and many others. |
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China Water Treatment Equipment Industry
China counts very good suppliers of water treatment plants and components. Chinese suppliers are certainly an option to consider when looking for any water treatment system project. |
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Survey on China sourcing good practices
An interesting survey about what China sourcing practitioners are considering good practices. |
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Foreign companies in China can also benefit from Sourcing assistance services
More and more foreign companies operating in China use procurAsia services. For them as well, we find better suppliers and improve their sourcing performances |
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Many companies successfully source from China
One third of 650 executives surveyed by Deloitte feel they are VERY SUCCESSFUL in sourcing from emerging markets. This is how they managed it . . . |
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Good practices for Control Cabinets suppliers
procurAsia visited and evaluated many Control Cabinet suppliers in China. 3 examples illustrating the typical gap between the best suppliers and the others |
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This is a Private Company, or isn’t it
On how some private companies still behave like the State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) they used to be. |
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What you get is NOT what you see: Pictures on Chinese supplier's catalogs!
Identification of supplier in China: An professional looking catalogue or brochure is not the guaranty of a good supplier. A case of pictures from competitors |
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Warehousing practices in Chinese factories
2 pictures showing extremes in applying (or not) basic principles of warehousing in Chinese factories: procurAsia sorts out companies that effectively apply ISO principles |
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Is this the same factory I visited two months ago ?
Sometimes, several visits to a supplier are needed to evaluate the full scope of their capabilities, or lack thereoff. |
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Evaluate the quality of your supplier's management
Evaluating your supplier's management is very important. A real example illustrating how the competence & attitude of the management team is critical to the long term viability of a company |
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How some suppliers boost their client references!
Tips for buyers sourcing from Chinese suppliers: references claimed by the suppliers must be double checked |
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Is my Chinese supplier really ISO certified ?
Why an ISO certificate does not mean quality audits are not needed |
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Are these figures for real ?
Tips for buyers sourcing from Chinese suppliers: Company numbers such as turn-over, headcount, production locations or last year production volume must be double checked! |
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Chinese Companies Exhibiting in Europe
I attended an exhibition in Europe and I took the opportunity to pay a visit to the booth of each Chinese supplier present. A very interesting experience, indeed. |
