Sourcing

Main challenges of China Sourcing

CRHC's sourcing service is designed to help foreign companies instantly unlock the opportunities and benefits of contract manufacturing in China, while minimizing lead time and risks. We will identify suitable suppliers for your business and manage the production process on your behalf. Our clients can choose to have as much or as little involvement in the production process as they would like.

In CRHC , a database of more than 3000 enterprises audited by CRHC.

Factory audit ,Factory Inspection ,Fatory social audit

An audit reviews the existing manufacturing capability of the Chinese company you’re dealing with:
Organisation and team working
Performance measures
Machines and techniques
Factory layout and facilities
Internal logistics and control processes

Factory audit check is a combination of factory inspection and production capacity verification. All the certificates of origin and/or licences of a manufacturer will be verified with respect to your company requirements.  In addition, a production check will be conducted to verify the factory's production capacity and highlight key areas for improvement.
Factory audit checks will be conducted by our specialists empowered by your company to enter the premises of manufacturers /subcontractors /exporters and any other parties involved in the manufacture and export of the goods and to conduct checks at any reasonable time. A factory check has to be agreed first by the parties involved.
Failure to comply with any of the factory audit requirements or failure to render all necessary assistance and cooperation to our specialists in conducting the factory audit check will be notified to the parties concerned.

Fatory social audit

Usually based on the SA8000 regulations.

The standards of “Social Accountability Standard 8000” (SA 8000) are an instrument of promotion and control of working conditions. They are based on the conventions of the International Labour Office (the ILO), the Universal Declaration of  Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Children.

They aim to prohibit  child labour and forced labour, and guarantee conditions of hygiene and safety, the right of association, and prohibit any discrimination based on  race,  sex,  religion and proscribe all corporal punishment, limit the weekly working time to 48 hours, limit overtime work and compensate overtime worked.

Example of indicators:

Level of job satisfaction of the employeesExistence of legal contracts for the employees and social benefits

· Level of the lowest wages

· Due payment of overtime work

· Percentage of women and position in the company

· Global expenditure devoted to the improvement of the working conditions

· Number of suppliers/partners respecting the requirements SA 8000

· Non-existence of discriminations and observance of the laws on child labour

Negociation

You came to sign a contract and nothing happened after you went back, you want to know what’s going on and when they will start production?

You want to have a favorable payment term?

Your goods are shipped with a 3 week delay every time?

Everything was fine for the first 6 months but now the orders get mixed up?

You want someone to be on site regularly to have a look but can’t afford to send someone so often and don’t need to have an expat staying there?

We can help you get quick results in these matters. You will save time and money using our services instead of sending someone from your headquarters.

Quality control

Why to do the quality control in china?

dramatically decrease defect rates in the final production check

correct problems before they occur

prevent costly delivery delays from post-production correction of defective goods or re-manufacturing the entire batch

increase supplier awareness and proficiency for your production line

Our service:

Quality control before production

-  The quality control takes place before the manufacturing and aims at making sure that the customer's specifications and reference sample are well-understood by the supplier.

-  The quality control focus mainly on the presence and quality of the components and materials used in the production process, but also includes a visual check on the quality of packing materials and accessories. The inspector will also check the first production run if it is to be done when he is on site.

Quality control during production

- The quality control is carried out during the production, according to the characteristic of different product, our inspector and the customer will decide at which moment to intervene.

- The control is to ensure the good concretization and good practice of custom’s require( specification sheet)

Quality control before shipment

- The quality control is carried out when the whole production is finished, we send the inspector to check in the warehouse.

Production monitor

CRHC will send an inspector every day in the manufactuer during the production ( the period is given by the customers), and receive a daily quality report on production This service can help the customers to keep a close eye on your production and to maintain pressure on the supplier.

Storage & regrouping

This service can help regrouping several small quantity products coming from different manufacture

Advantage:
. Save transport fee
. Have a concentrated quality control
. The sample taken is the real representative sample

Sampling & CLC

CRHC's inspector monitors the entire loading phase to ensure that the container's good condition, and that the entire cargo is loaded according to the quantity specified in the customer's purchase order.

Door to Door delivery

CRHC can send your products where the customer appoints.