A Beginner’s Guide To China Manufacturing.
The China Works Blog just ran a terrific post setting out the various steps a foreign company should take to manufacture product in China. Entitled, “The ultimate China sourcing checklist – a beginner’s guide to manufacturing in China,” the post nicely sets out twenty-three steps to be followed, within the following five categories:
– Before you start
– Finding and selecting a factory
– Placing your order
– When your order is ready
– Receiving your order
It really is a great list and one I will, no doubt, be referring my clients to in the future. I do fault it for leaving out what I see as two critical legal elements, however, and I so noted by leaving the following comment:
You left out everything legal. I would add in (for most anyway) the need to have a good Non Disclusure Agreement (NDA) drafted (in Chinese) and signed by the factory before revealing confidential information and the need to have a good OEM Agreement (probably in Chinese as well) for added protection with respect to the manufacturing itself.
If you are looking to manufacture in China, I urge you to make this China Works post your starting point.