Background: A premium sporting apparel company wanted to develop its shoe line to represent their brand properly. They wanted the best cost but did not want to sacrifice quality. With no prior experience in the shoe market, no quality control in China, and no agents or partners in mainland China,...
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) is a big deal in business these days but why is that? What exactly is ESG? Are you taking the right steps to benefit from it? In this blog, I will review ESG, how it interacts with CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), and how this rapidly...
With global inflation affecting the entire world, and particularly with logistics and freight costs at unprecedented highs, more and more people are asking important questions about offshoring and supply chain management in China: - Does it still make sense to offshore? - Is it worth it? - What factors should...
Importers who have gone through the trouble of researching, qualifying, and building a relationship with their Chinese suppliers are sometimes hesitant to change, even when the quality of their services and output begins to decline. This desire to not want to “rock the boat” with suboptimal suppliers is what we...