W
ith the trend of globalization, U.S. companies are expanding their sourcing to emerging markets to continuously improve quality while reducing cost. In general, their expectations mainly include:
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Ensured high quality products with APQP in engineering and production
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Cost reduction
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Local engineering and business support
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Just in time delivery
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Reliable and stable supplier sources
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Wide range manufacturing capability
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Very competitive cost advantages
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Improved quality with international certifications
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Willingness to adopt advanced production processes
H
owever, the manufacturers in China are also constantly facing challenges, such as lack of:
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On-site customer support and problem solving engineers
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Project management capability with PPAP experience
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Market and sales network / office overseas
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Language / culture barrier and communication skills
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Export / Import and logistic experience
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Ability to establish and maintain a local warehouse for on-time distribution
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Perform value added work in receiving countries, such as inspection,
repacking, light assembly, sorting, and cleaning
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Products and services with high quality at a low cost
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Direct communication interface between U.S. customers and manufacturers in China
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Local engineering support and commercial processing
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Partner offices in Shanghai and Tianjin, China
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Experienced engineers working directly with customers in developing products
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Business confidentiality and protection of customer IP
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Assistance to manufacturers in China for product development with APQP
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Project management to help manufacturers in China provide the required PPAP documents.
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Logistic and inventory management.
