Sourcing Basics

Practical guides for finding products and working with China sourcing agents.

Sourcing Basics

Quality Control for Custom Products: What Changes When Every Order Is Different

Sourcing Basics

How to Build a Corrective Action Plan After a Failed Inspection

Sourcing Basics

How to Control Quality When Ordering From Multiple Factories

Sourcing Basics

How to Use Photos and Video in a Quality Control Report

Sourcing Basics

What to Do When a Factory Fails an Inspection

Sourcing Basics

How to Define Critical, Major, and Minor Defects

Sourcing Basics

AQL Explained for Importers Without the Jargon

Sourcing Basics

Pre-Shipment Inspection Checklist for Imported Products

Sourcing Basics

Production Quality Checkpoints: A Factory Monitoring Plan

Sourcing Basics

Pre-Production Inspection: When It Makes Sense and What to Check

Sourcing Basics

How to Manage Product Revisions Without Losing Control of the Quote

Sourcing Basics

Packaging Dielines and Artwork: What to Send Your Supplier