| Factories |
procurAsia's team, as part of its mission and projects for clients, travels every week to different locations in China and visits a large number of factories in different industries.
What we see spreads along a wide spectrum: from newly-built and state-of-the-art factories to small and poorly managed workshops. Contrasts are sharp. But overall China’s industrial base is improving year after year.
We regularly write some short stories or simply post pictures that need no comments, in order to share these experiences, show some typical work environments and give you a real sense of the always moving and fascinating industrial environment in China. |
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Small and medium Wind Turbine industry in China
Compared to a few years ago, some small wind turbine manufacturers have improved but as a whole, the iindustry is not mature yet. Importers without quality control in China risk meeting lots of quality problems. |
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China produces the Portable Electric Power Generators of the world
China is unbeatable when it comes to producing small electrical power generators. But amongst the many companies in this business only a few ones are reliable! |
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Don't select suppliers on a brochure or website
We visited recently a battery factory in Guangdong: Its nice factory pictures in its brochure proved to be far from reality! |
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In search of the best place to set up a factory close to Shanghai
In China, a foreign invested company should settle its production in an approved Industrial Zone (IZ). Competition among IZs is not about facilities, but location & service |
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Packing Department: Our Special Award
Conveyors & control systems manufacturer in Shanghai. Poor workshop producing poor quality products. Packing will probably not withstand overseas shipment |
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Personal Protective Equipment
China sourcing trends: Working conditions in workshops vary widely. procurAsia short-lists only those involved in personnel's safety. PPE is a good indicator |
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From Farmer to Industrialist
Many industrial companies in China have good hardware, very capable employees & workers, but are managed by new entrepreneurs without operational vision. |
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Factory Maintenance: Our Special Award
How to save money by not maintaining anything ! |
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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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An interesting experience of Quality Management in China
This typical Chinese manufacturer of Racking system for industrial warehouses requires on-site quality management! |
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Work environment: Lack of space in the workshop
A picture of a poorly managed Control cabinet manufacturer workshop in China: in the industrial controls & electrical enclosure ip nema cabinet industry. |
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A modern electronics factory in Guangzhou
An example of clean room work environment in China |
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An example of well managed factory in China
Some pictures from a well managed factory we have visited several times lately. |
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Racking factory in Tianjin: one of the worst factory we visited
Safety, work environment and warehousing: 3 pictures illustrating what type of worst practices a pre-qualification visit wil systematically reject! |
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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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Is my Chinese supplier really ISO certified ?
Why an ISO certificate does not mean quality audits are not needed |
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State Owned Enterprises in China
A reminder of why you normally wouldn't do business with a Chinese State Owned Enterprise (SOE): Their management is incompatible with Western requirements! |
