5 Trends For The Quality Profession When Dealing With Chinese Suppliers

I was invited to contribute an article to the Sourcing Report prepared quarterly by CBX Retail Software. Here is a presentation of the report:

     Retail Sourcing Report CBX Software provides research and objective of informing global sourcing and purchasing decisions for retailers, brands and other professionals supply analysis. Each issue includes a snapshot of key information affecting the global supply, such as economic conditions in the countries of supply, container shipping rates, exchange rates and cost of raw materials. We also cover the hot topics of ourselves and include a view of analysts and other experts.

I made a list of the 5 trends that will affect most quality professionals in 2015 and beyond:

1.      Stricter regulations and enforcement
2.      Stronger focus on containing costs
3.      The costs of certification and testing pushed supply chain
4.      The fixing problems at the root
5.      Rationalization of the supplier pool