China Sinosure as Existential Threat
In this post, we explain what Sinosure is, how Sinosure works, what causes Sinosure to put foreign companies in its crosshairs, why Sinosure is so dangerous, and, how to fight back and win against it.
Manufacturing Outside China: Nike Likes It And You Should Too
What can you learn from what Nike is doing? You can learn that there are plenty of countries other than China that manufacture quality items at a price that makes sense for a highly sophisticated international company like Nike and that alone ought to open your eyes to the manufacturing world outside China. Due to tariffs and shipping costs, manufacturing outside China makes increasing sense for many companies.
International Shipping and Logistics Crisis: A View from the Top
The International Shipping and Logistics Crisis. U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner Carl Bentzel discusses what we should expect in the future and what we can and should we be doing to resolve this crisis.
Is your Company Sufficiently Diversified?
Is your Company Sufficiently Diversified? Is your company "too" dependent on China for its products or its sales? What are you doing about it?
Bad Contracts Lead to Bad Products
Bad manufacturing contracts lead to bad products. Nearly all companies that have product problems would have avoided those problems had they used a good contract or done their due diligence on their product supplier before paying. In this post, we explain how best to avoid these common mistakes.
China Manufacturing Template Agreements
China Manufacturing Template Agreements do not work and here's why.
Who Owns “Your” Overseas Factory and Why it Really Matters
At least once a month someone will tell us they do not need a China-centric contract with their China-based manufacturer because their China-based manufacturer is owned by an American or a European company. To which I always say, “no it isn’t.” Here’s the deal. No American or European or Australian company (or any other non-Chinese
Protecting Your Molds and Tooling When Manufacturing Overseas
How to protect your molds and tooling when manufacturing overseas
China Manufacturing Alternatives and Near-Shoring: Mexico, Poland, and Turkey
The big manufacturing trend is nearshoring and that means moving your manufacturing to Mexico/Latin America for U.S. product sales or to Poland or Turkey for Europe product sales.
Repeat After Me: Trade Relations Between the United States and China Will Only Get Worse
How and why to move your manufacturing from China and where to move it.