In this article, you can find possible challenges of foreign brand companies sourcing in Turkey and sell mostly to the EU or the US. Because of these difficulties, some of them start outsourced production by building up a production plant in Turkey. Here is the possible situation:– EU and US large buyers keep pushing for
Why Textile/garment industry is different? The textile industry is different on many aspects for importers/buyers:1. Larger manufacturers don’t offer better qualityA larger manufacturer tends to be better organized and more reliable. But that’s generally speaking, for most product lines.Importers are probably better off avoiding very small workshops (up to 50 workers) in general, whatever they
A lot of things can go wrong when a shipment is loaded in a container, or during the transport. A good solution is to send a technician conduct a container loading supervision. The container loading inspection is not used as frequently as the final inspection, but some buyers who only perform this type of quality
You have placed orders with a supplier, you have appointed an inspection company, and they found some issues that need to be fixed before shipment. Should you simply tell your supplier to re-work the products, and send an inspector again once it’s all done? This hands-off strategy is chosen by many importers, who reason that
Some inexperienced importers learn about a signed Letters of Guarantee by suppliers is the best thing. It costs nothing and it puts pressure on the supplier to deliver acceptable quality!!! What is a letter of guarantee? It is a certification, with the supplier’s letterhead that reads something like this:“We (supplier company) guarantee that the shipment
Importers often play a delicate balancing act between reducing quality control expenses on the one hand and minimizing product liability risks on the other. Many small importers are cornered in a situation where they have to sacrifice quality control. The results? Higher risks for the importer. The question is, how to solve this dilemma?Importers are
1- BANK WIRE (T/T) This mode of payment usually follows by approval of samples from the importer. After then the purchase order can be given. Generally, a 30% down payment is wired (by telegraphic transfer) before components are purchased and production is launched. The remaining 70% is wired after shipment. Technically, the supplier faxes the
First of all, I would like to remember once more the terms and differences between “Quality Control” and “Quality Assurance”.QC = Only the activities that consist of checking whether conformity is achieved or not.QA = All the activities that aim at ensuring a certain level of quality. It includes defining;What the requirements + Setting up a proper
Before Start to import; define realistic objectives.Buying from a far away supplier is more complicated than buying from domestic suppliers. Confirmation on a price and having samples are not the only steps for moving up.Cost: For fast decision buyers mostly focus on the lowest price of product. Do not ignore quality assurance efforts or supplier
A good implementation of ISO does help a manufacturer quite a bit, while a bad one will only create issues. The purpose of the ISO standard is to “help businesses and organizations to be more efficient and improve customer satisfaction”. It reduces ‘audit fatigue’ — the need for a company to keep auditing all its suppliers
